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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Conveyor belt at Emerson's Waste Management facility.

Emerson’s Waste Management facility highlights campus sustainability efforts

By Sasha Zirin / February 22, 2023

Equipped with policy-mandated hard hats, neon vests, and glasses, a group of Emerson students toured the Waste Management facility in Billerica, Massachusetts,...

Emerson College's new campus sustainability manager, Jennifer Lamy. (Courtesy Jennifer Lamy)

Emerson welcomes Jennifer Lamy as new campus sustainability manager

By Maeve Lawler / February 16, 2022

Emerson has hired a new campus sustainability manager to direct the college’s climate policy, filling a vacancy that has lasted nearly two years.  Jennifer...

The banned chemical—R-22—is used in on-campus closed vessels such as refrigerants, coolers, and air-conditioning systems. Photo credit: Charles Wang

College plans to phase out “ozone-depleting” refrigerant over next ten years

By Dana Gerber / January 28, 2020

The college plans to stop using ozone-depleting refrigerant chemicals over the next 10 years as part of a nationwide phase-out of the substance that started...