Tag: activists
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Yuba River cleanup event removes estimated 10,000 pounds of trash
NEVADA COUNTY — The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) held its 27th annual cleanup event to pull trash from the Yuba Watershed, and they’re calling it a huge success. The event takes place traditionally once the summer swimming season wraps up. This year, an estimated 10,000 pounds of trash were removed from the river.…
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EPA To Disband Red Hill Oversight Group Amid Navy Complaints
Navy leaders and the EPA, including regional enforcement chief Amy Miller, in blue, have been meeting with community members since last year to discuss the defueling and closure of Red Hill. (U.S. Navy photo/2024) A community-led group formed to provide public oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility will be shut down after the…
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Combining Science with Poetry to Protect Post-Fire Forests: the Activism of Maya Khosla
Photo: Jessica Layton. Maya Khosla has been selected to receive the Fund for Wild Nature’s Grassroots Activist Award for 2023. Maya’s environmental activism involves a remarkable mixture of her roles as a scientist, filmmaker, and award-winning writer that has led to her being a prominent voice in the protection of post-fire forests. Maya was born…
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Farmers Hijack Community Water Access Despite Groundwater Act, Activists Say | KCET
When a fire started on the property next door to Ray Cano’s home, the neighbors used Cano’s hose and well to fight the flames. Running the pump at full throttle, they managed to control the blaze until the fire department arrived. Then, the well’s pump sputtered to a stop. Cano later called a well inspector,…
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The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife
Activists travel past the site where the Bayou Bridge pipeline will cross underneath the Atchafalaya river. Photograph: Joe Whittle for the Guardian Activists fight to stop construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, which endangers an ecosystem that is one of the most important bird habitats in the western hemisphere Deep within the humid green heart…
