ASU experts point to some positive sides of COVID-19 shutdown

Logan Collett and his father, Dave, along with their dog Gracie take a break to enjoy the clean air during their South Mountain hike on April 11, 2020. Some of the positive aspects of sheltering at home is spending more time with family members, paying more attention to pets and enjoying cleaner air. /Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now

By Scott Seckel | ASU Now via Pinal Central

Ready for some good news for a change?

We thought so.

The global pandemic shutdown has produced some positive environmental effects. The Himalayas can be seen for the first time in 30 years because air pollution has cratered in India. The Venetian canals are sparkling because no boats are churning up silt.

Here in the Valley, people are getting to know their neighbors, enjoying the natural world, making furry new friends, gardening and finding out life can be lived differently.

ASU Now asked Mick Dalrymple, director of University Sustainability Practices at Arizona State University, and his colleague Alana Levine, who directs the university’s Zero Waste and Grounds Services, what silver linings they’ve noticed since the beginning of the pandemic.

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