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A house in DeKalb sits with solar panels affixed to its roof. NIU’s Sustainability and Action Plan’s goals have elapsed. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

NIU Sustainability and Climate Action Plan addresses lack of university action

By Jonathan Durbin, News Reporter | April 4, 2025

It has been a little over a year and a half since NIU published its first Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. This plan sought to address students’ concerns about a lack of university action on issues such as fleet vehicle emissions, residence...

Rows of lettuce, kale and other greens at Anderson Hall are grown as a part of the Edible Campus program. One of the goals of the sustainability plan is to incorporate these crops into part of the school’s dining plan. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)

Campus sustainability proposes green initiatives for NIU

By Devin Oommen, News Editor | October 2, 2023

DeKALB – NIU has proposed a sustainability plan to do its part in the efforts to slow the effects of climate change. ​​In 2022, NIU President Lisa Freeman signed the Second Nature President’s Climate Leadership Carbon Commitment. The commitment...

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