Aleena Fayaz

2 months ago | cnn.com | Avery Schmitz |Aleena Fayaz |Kaila Nichols

Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are seen in frames from a video shared on social media during an attack on Zamzam camp earlier this week. From X CNN  —  Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have torched swathes of the country’s largest refugee camp, firing indiscriminately at civilians, according to open-source data and an eyewitness account.

Jun 28, 2024 | planetforward.org | Aleena Fayaz

If electric vehicles (EVs) are charging us into the future, range anxiety could be hitting the brakes. According to JD Power, EV sales grew last year at a 50% pace, reaching one million units. By 2025, electric vehicle sales could comprise almost 20% of new car sales. Range anxiety is the fear that an electric vehicle will not have enough battery charge to reach its destination, leaving occupants worried about being stranded.

Nov 16, 2023 | planetforward.org | Aleena Fayaz

George Washington University named Planet Forward founding director and Emmy Award-winning journalist, Frank Sesno as the inaugural head of the George Washington University Alliance for a Sustainable Future on Wednesday. But this story doesn’t begin with the Alliance or even at GW. Instead, its roots are in the Colorado Rockies. An avid horseback rider and camping aficionado, Sesno’s love for the beauty and balance of our world started as a young child.

Oct 26, 2023 | planetforward.org | Aleena Fayaz

Halloween is an exciting time of year, but have you ever stopped to consider the bone-chilling environmental impact of the holliday? According to a 2019 study by UK environmental group Hubbub, 83% of Halloween costumes used non-recyclable oil-based plastics, which end up in landfills and pollute the planet. Planet Forward intern Aleena Fayaz asked George Washington University students about their Halloween costume plans to see if they measured up to sustainable standards.

Aug 17, 2023 | cnn.com | Devan Cole |Aleena Fayaz

Washington CNN  —  A dual citizen of France and Canada who sent letters containing homemade ricin to then-President Donald Trump and eight Texas law enforcement officials was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison. Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier sent threatening letters containing the poison in September 2020, according to the federal plea agreement filed earlier this year.