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UNC-Chapel Hill Stalls on Stopping Coal Use as the Climate Crisis Inches Closer to Catastrophe
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UNC-Chapel Hillâs Cameron Avenue coal plantâits smokestack, wires, and monstrous machineryâisnât a relic of the past. Itâs alive and burning tons of coal every day, while the university, in the meantime, is in another cycle of spin around its inadequate environmental promises.
The universityâs new Climate Action Plan, released in April, declares that the school will now aim to be emission-neutralâbut not coal-freeâby the year 2040. At about the same time the school released this information, it began litigating with the nonprofit N.C. Center for Biological Diversity over its alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.Â
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April 22, 2021 SHARE
Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and four other faculty members of Washington University in St. Louis were elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the academy announced April 22. The others are Deanna Barch, John Baugh, Pascal Boyer and Holden Thorp.
Founded in 1780, the academy honors exceptional scholars, leaders, artists and innovators and engages them in sharing knowledge and addressing challenges facing the world.
“I congratulate my colleagues on this significant professional achievement,” Provost Beverly Wendland said. “They are true leaders in their fields, and I am pleased and proud that their meritorious achievements have been recognized by this esteemed honor. Their scholarly work has contributed to advancing knowledge, and we’re fortunate to have such talented scholars at WashU.”