“The only people who will benefit from their firings are corporate polluters.” As defenders of the planet marked Earth Day with pledges to fight the destructive agenda of U.S. President Donald Trump, some green groups on Tuesday responded with alarm to the administration’s plans for layoffs at the Environmental Protection Agency. Several news outlets obtained the notice that EPA […]
Anchorage, AK – The public is invited to the Ship Creek Trail Downtown to volunteer, learn more about upcoming trail projects and participate in Celebrate Trails Day – a national day to get outside to enjoy your trail system and learn about ways to bike, bus, walk and carpool year-round for clean air. April 22, […]
JUNEAU – The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is celebrating Earth Day with a series of events this week leading up to Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. Led by the UAS Sustainability Committee, the activities include: Tuesday, April 18, 6:30-8 pm Lecture: Indigeneity and the ‘Domestic Posthuman’: Reevaluating the Scale, Pace, Texture, and Place […]
The environmental justice collective says the focus on “promoting market-based approaches and unproven techno-fixes” will only cause more harm. As the world marks Earth Day and U.S. President Joe Biden hosts global leaders at his virtual climate summit, a leading advocacy group on Thursday urged his administration to eschew “market-based approaches and techno-fixes” and instead pursue “real […]