{"id":58958,"date":"2024-04-23T15:09:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T19:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=58958"},"modified":"2025-02-24T10:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:26:54","slug":"utc-celebrates-earth-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC celebrates Earth Day\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_58972\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"669\" data-attachment-id=\"58972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?fit=1200%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,912\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1st Annual UTC Earth Day Environment and Sustainability Showcase, sponsored by the UTC Environmental Studies Program, takes place on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Chattanooga Room A.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?fit=880%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-58972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?resize=880%2C669\" alt=\"A student talks with representatives from the Chattanooga Zoo at the Earth Day Environment and Sustainability Showcase in the University Center Chattanooga Room. Photo by Angela Foster.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?resize=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?resize=800%2C608&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?resize=580%2C441&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2784.jpg?resize=610%2C464&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student talks with representatives from the Chattanooga Zoo at the Earth Day Environment and Sustainability Showcase in the University Center Chattanooga Room. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">April 22 was Earth Day, and the University of Tennessee celebrated what the day seeks to promote\u2014sustainability and the importance of protecting our planet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sponsored by the environmental studies program, an interdisciplinary field that examines human interactions and the environment, the first UTC Earth Day Environment and Sustainability Showcase featured campus and community organizations emphasizing environmental protection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Campus and community participants included the Chattanooga Zoo, Tennessee Aquarium, City of Chattanooga Office of Sustainability, Southeast Conservation Corp, Outdoor Chattanooga and UTC Student Sustainability Society.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guests walked away with goodies such as plant seeds, sunflower plants, stickers and\u2014for one lucky individual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a free semester-long bike rental raffled off by UTC Outdoors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEnvironmental studies is very interdisciplinary,\u201d said Dr. Lucy Schultz, associate lecturer and co-director of the environmental studies program. \u201cA big part of the emphasis of our curriculum is creating engagement and experiential learning through community partnerships. Having an event where we can bring together lots of organizations who are doing great work to promote sustainability and awareness is a way for us to do that work and get students involved.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The environmental studies showcase allowed students to explore potential careers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for us to celebrate our graduating minors,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cWe have four students graduating with their environmental studies minor this spring. We want to acknowledge them and give them a little something to acknowledge their effort in success.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Learn More<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visit UTC<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:390,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/departments\/environmental-studies\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UTC Environmental Studies<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:390,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to apply<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:390,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 401px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"401\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 607px; height: 401px;\" data-original-width=\"607\" data-original-height=\"401\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-39\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"603\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"397\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"59000\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,790\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?fit=880%2C579&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?w=603&#038;h=397&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?resize=800%2C527&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?resize=580%2C382&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2799.jpg?resize=610%2C402&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"603\" height=\"397\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"603\" data-original-height=\"397\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students speak with an event member. The table between them is full of maps, rocks and pamphlets.\" style=\"width: 603px; height: 397px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 273px; height: 401px;\" data-original-width=\"273\" data-original-height=\"401\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-38\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"269\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"214\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58999\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,954\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?fit=880%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?w=269&#038;h=214&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?resize=1024%2C814&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?resize=768%2C611&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?resize=800%2C636&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?resize=580%2C461&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2733.jpg?resize=610%2C485&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"269\" height=\"214\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"269\" data-original-height=\"214\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A group of students talk as they look at a table full of papers and plants.\" style=\"width: 269px; height: 214px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-37\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"269\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"179\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58998\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?w=269&#038;h=179&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2723.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"269\" height=\"179\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"269\" data-original-height=\"179\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student talks with an event member. The table between them is full of papers, small gifts, and pamphlets.\" style=\"width: 269px; height: 179px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 411px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"411\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 282px; height: 411px;\" data-original-width=\"282\" data-original-height=\"411\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-36\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"278\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"200\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58997\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,863\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?fit=880%2C633&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?w=278&#038;h=200&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?resize=1024%2C736&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?resize=768%2C552&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?resize=800%2C575&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?resize=580%2C417&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2716.jpg?resize=610%2C439&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"278\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"278\" data-original-height=\"200\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student speaks with two event members. The table between them is full of pictures and pamphlets.\" style=\"width: 278px; height: 200px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-35\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"278\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"203\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58996\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,873\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?fit=880%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?w=278&#038;h=203&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?resize=1024%2C745&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?resize=768%2C559&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?resize=800%2C582&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?resize=580%2C422&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2736.jpg?resize=610%2C444&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"278\" height=\"203\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"278\" data-original-height=\"203\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students speak with two event members who are seated.\" style=\"width: 278px; height: 203px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 598px; height: 411px;\" data-original-width=\"598\" data-original-height=\"411\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-34\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"594\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"407\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58995\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,822\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?fit=880%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?w=594&#038;h=407&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?resize=1024%2C701&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?resize=768%2C526&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?resize=800%2C548&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?resize=580%2C397&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2824.jpg?resize=610%2C418&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"594\" height=\"407\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"594\" data-original-height=\"407\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A group of students speak with an event member. The table between them is full of different gifts and cards..\" style=\"width: 594px; height: 407px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 302px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"302\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 438px; height: 302px;\" data-original-width=\"438\" data-original-height=\"302\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-33\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"434\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"298\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58994\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,823\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?fit=880%2C603&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?w=434&#038;h=298&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?resize=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?resize=800%2C549&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?resize=580%2C398&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2764.jpg?resize=610%2C418&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"434\" height=\"298\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"434\" data-original-height=\"298\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student holding a binder speaks with an event member. The table between them is full of cards and pictures.\" style=\"width: 434px; height: 298px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 442px; height: 302px;\" data-original-width=\"442\" data-original-height=\"302\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-32\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"438\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"298\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58993\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,816\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?fit=880%2C598&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?w=438&#038;h=298&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?resize=1024%2C696&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?resize=768%2C522&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?resize=800%2C544&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?resize=580%2C394&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2755.jpg?resize=610%2C415&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"438\" height=\"298\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"438\" data-original-height=\"298\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students speak with an event member. The table between them is full of plants and pamphlets.\" style=\"width: 438px; height: 298px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 303px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"303\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 426px; height: 303px;\" data-original-width=\"426\" data-original-height=\"303\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-31\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"422\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"299\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58992\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,851\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?fit=880%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?w=422&#038;h=299&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?resize=800%2C567&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?resize=580%2C411&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2775.jpg?resize=610%2C433&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"422\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"422\" data-original-height=\"299\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two event members smile as they sit behind a table full of magazines and small gifts.\" style=\"width: 422px; height: 299px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 454px; height: 303px;\" data-original-width=\"454\" data-original-height=\"303\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-27\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"450\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"299\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58988\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?w=450&#038;h=299&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2801.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"450\" data-original-height=\"299\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students speak with an event member. The table between them is full of different gifts and cards..\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 299px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 419px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"419\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 630px; height: 419px;\" data-original-width=\"630\" data-original-height=\"419\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-26\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"626\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"415\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58987\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,796\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?fit=880%2C584&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?w=626&#038;h=415&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?resize=580%2C385&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2713.jpg?resize=610%2C405&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"626\" height=\"415\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"626\" data-original-height=\"415\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A group of students talk as they stand around a table. An open laptop, cards, and pamphlets are visible on the tabletop.\" style=\"width: 626px; height: 415px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 419px;\" data-original-width=\"250\" data-original-height=\"419\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"246\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"215\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58986\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1049\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?fit=880%2C769&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?w=246&#038;h=215&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?resize=1024%2C895&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?resize=768%2C671&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?resize=800%2C699&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?resize=580%2C507&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2746.jpg?resize=610%2C533&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"246\" height=\"215\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"246\" data-original-height=\"215\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student and event member speak together as they look at a table full of maps.\" style=\"width: 246px; height: 215px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"246\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"196\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58985\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,956\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?fit=880%2C701&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?w=246&#038;h=196&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?resize=1024%2C816&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?resize=768%2C612&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?resize=800%2C637&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?resize=580%2C462&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2698.jpg?resize=610%2C486&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"246\" height=\"196\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"246\" data-original-height=\"196\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Lucy Schultz speaks with a student during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 246px; height: 196px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 406px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"406\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 299px; height: 406px;\" data-original-width=\"299\" data-original-height=\"406\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-21\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"196\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58982\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?w=295&#038;h=196&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2771.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"196\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student talks with an event member. The table between them is full of papers, small gifts, and pamphlets.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 196px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"202\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58984\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,820\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?fit=880%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?w=295&#038;h=202&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?resize=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?resize=800%2C547&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?resize=580%2C396&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2770.jpg?resize=610%2C417&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"295\" height=\"202\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"202\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students talk with an event member. The table between them is full of papers, small gifts, and pamphlets.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 202px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 581px; height: 406px;\" data-original-width=\"581\" data-original-height=\"406\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"577\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"402\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58979\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,835\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?fit=880%2C613&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?w=577&#038;h=402&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?resize=768%2C534&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?resize=800%2C557&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?resize=580%2C404&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2782.jpg?resize=610%2C424&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"577\" height=\"402\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"577\" data-original-height=\"402\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students speak with an event member. The table between them is full of papers and stickers.\" style=\"width: 577px; height: 402px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 747px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"747\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 342px; height: 747px;\" data-original-width=\"342\" data-original-height=\"747\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"267\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58968\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,949\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?fit=880%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?w=338&#038;h=267&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?resize=768%2C607&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?resize=800%2C633&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?resize=580%2C459&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2827.jpg?resize=610%2C482&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"338\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"338\" data-original-height=\"267\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Catherine Meeks Quinlan, Lucy Schultz, and Jennifer Boyd.\" style=\"width: 338px; height: 267px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"225\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58969\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?w=338&#038;h=225&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2694.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"338\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"338\" data-original-height=\"225\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"An event member stands behind an opened laptop as they speak with students.\" style=\"width: 338px; height: 225px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"243\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58970\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,861\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?fit=880%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?w=338&#038;h=243&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?resize=1024%2C735&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?resize=800%2C574&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?resize=580%2C416&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2722.jpg?resize=610%2C438&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"338\" height=\"243\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"338\" data-original-height=\"243\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student looks at a table full of small plants and seed packets during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 338px; height: 243px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 538px; height: 747px;\" data-original-width=\"538\" data-original-height=\"747\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"534\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"743\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58973\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"862,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?fit=736%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?w=534&#038;h=743&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?w=862&amp;ssl=1 862w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?resize=736%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?resize=768%2C1069&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?resize=800%2C1114&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?resize=580%2C807&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2720.jpg?resize=610%2C849&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"534\" height=\"743\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"534\" data-original-height=\"743\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student looks at a pamphlet at one of the tables during the event.\" style=\"width: 534px; height: 743px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 151px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"151\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 214px; height: 151px;\" data-original-width=\"214\" data-original-height=\"151\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"210\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"147\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58978\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,838\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?fit=880%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?w=210&#038;h=147&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?resize=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?resize=800%2C559&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?resize=580%2C405&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2792.jpg?resize=610%2C426&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"210\" height=\"147\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"210\" data-original-height=\"147\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"Two students speak to event members during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 210px; height: 147px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 231px; height: 151px;\" data-original-width=\"231\" data-original-height=\"151\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-celebrates-earth-day-2\/earth-day-24-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"227\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"147\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"58966\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,776\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Earth Day-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?fit=880%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?w=227&#038;h=147&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?resize=1024%2C662&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?resize=800%2C517&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?resize=580%2C375&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-24-2814.jpg?resize=610%2C394&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"227\" height=\"147\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"147\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Earth Day-24-\" alt=\"A student speaks with two event members. 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