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In response to the growing importance of environmentalism, schools are ramping up their commitment to the environment by creating more environmental-focused academic programs and offering greener living and learning facilities.

Factors that were taken into account for the Princeton Review report include “how much local food is served, how much waste is diverted from landfills and whether transportation options such as free bus passes or car shares are offered.” 

Here is a list of the 18 most eco-friendly colleges in the U.S.:

• Arizona State University (Tempe)
• College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, Maine)
• The Evergreen State College (Olympia, Wash.)
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
• Harvard College (Cambridge, Mass.)
• Northeastern University (Boston)
• Northland College (Ashland, Wis.)
• State University of New York – Binghamton University
• Unity College (Unity, Maine)
• University of California – Berkeley
• University of California – Santa Barbara
• University of California – Santa Cruz University of Georgia (Athens)
• University of Maine (Orono)
• University of Maryland – College Park
• Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)
• West Virginia University (Morgantown)
• Yale University (New Haven, Conn.)

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