Lily Belle Poling
Staff Reporter
lily.poling@yale.edu
Lily Belle Poling covers climate and the environment. Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, she is a first year in Branford College majoring in Global Affairs and English.
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LILY BELLE POLING
Urban Resources Initiative plants first of 1,000 new trees

Thanks to a $2.6 million grant, the URI will be planting 1,000 trees per year for the next five years, the first of which was planted Monday morning.

March 28, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
Four New Haven Public Schools implement composting pilot program

If the new 18-month composting pilot program is successful, organizers hope to create a long-term composting program for all schools in the city.

March 25, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING
Environmental policy hearing urges new city priorities: pesticides, artificial turf, electrification

EAC Chair Laura Cahn urged the city to strengthen its policy regarding pesticides and artificial turf at the Board of Alders’ Community Services and Environmental Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. A representative from the New Haven Climate Movement and Steve Winter, director of the Office of Climate and Sustainability, also discussed the city’s progress towards electrification.

March 8, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
New Haven to create new trail connecting Farmington Canal Line and East Coast Greenway

On Thursday, Feb. 29, city officials presented their plans for the New Haven Shoreline Greenway Trail, which will connect the Farmington Canal Line to the East Coast Shoreline Greenway.

March 4, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
Scholarship fund brings student from Ukraine to University of New Haven

In December 2022, the University of New Haven established the Ukrainian Student Support Fund to provide scholarships for Ukrainian students whose studies were disrupted by the Russian invasion.

February 28, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
Eight to ten inches of snow to hit New Haven 

After a week of mild, sunny weather, New Haven is set to receive eight to ten inches of snow on Tuesday.

February 13, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
New Haven Climate Movement holds rally in front of City Hall to protest New Haven Transportation

Last Friday, the New Haven Climate Movement Youth Action Team organized a rally in front of City Hall to protest the city’s lack of clean transportation options.

January 30, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
Board of Education making progress on climate emergency resolution, student activists push for greater investment 

New Haven Public Schools and students are working toward zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, environmental sustainability operations and climate education.

January 25, 2024

HANWEN ZHANG & LILY BELLE POLING
Yale students, faculty attend UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai

As the world’s largest annual climate gathering enters its second week, several Yalies spoke with the News about discussions so far and what they expect from the conference.

December 6, 2023

LILY BELLE POLING & TOMMY GANNON
How does the Yale-Harvard rivalry stack up against other great college football rivalries?

The Game may be the greatest rivalry in the Ivy League, but is it the best rivalry in all of college sports?

November 17, 2023

YURII STASIUK & LILY BELLE POLING
City charter reform passes, extending terms for mayor and alders

Almost two-thirds of the voters supported the revision to extend terms from two years to four, a result that New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker called a sign of support for the city’s current direction.

November 10, 2023