environment – The Crusader

Compostable phone covers dial in on environmental sustainability

Ian Martin ‘20, Arts & Entertainment Editor

June 22, 2020

Jayme Navarro, a Filipino inventor, has found a useful method to turn plastic trash into usable fuel.

Filipino invents possible plastic to fuel solution

March 11, 2020

NASA Aqua Satellite shows data of the Australian bushfires. The highlighted areas in red are fire detections.

Conflagration ravages Australia’s land, wildlife

March 11, 2020

The number of environmental journalists killed while investigating stories about the climate and other issues has steadily increased.

Targeted killings of environmental journalists increase

January 13, 2020

The Riordan parking lot includes spaces for electric cars to re-charge.

New charging stations re-charge parking lot

January 13, 2020

Weather report

Antonio Maffei ’20, Social Media & Online Editor

November 26, 2019

Hey Crusaders! I’m Campus Meteorologist Antonio Maffei with another weather report! This month we’re going to be taking a look at what’s happening for winter. Winter is a very unpredictable time for Bay Area weather as we...

his overhead view of Lake Merced shows that the lake is far from the pristine condition the early explorers found it in.

Mercury levels in murky Lake Merced increase

October 31, 2019

The red areas active fires in the Amazon rainforest.

‘Earth’s lungs’ struggle for breath as fire in Amazon rages on

October 31, 2019

Young people from all across the country gathered in Washington, DC to call attention to the need for more work to recognize and ght against Global Warming.

Youth cry out for action on climate control

May 23, 2019

The red areas represent where a wildfire is most likely to spark this upcoming fire season due to fire conditions.

Riordan’s summer weather report

May 19, 2019

Homes and businesses are turning to solar power.

State supports solar with subsidies

March 29, 2019

Recycling can not only benefit the environment, but lower bills as well.

Riordan revisits recycling requirements

March 29, 2019