Articles About environmental activism
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A win for quarry opponents
In December 2020, Citizens Against Mining celebrated another win — a private lawsuit settled in favor of five neighbors of the mine who successfully argued that Enon Sand and Gravel’s mining could damage their property values and private wells.
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Music fest fundraiser to protect the Mud Run
A fundraiser to help protect the Mud Run watershed, a network of waterways and wetlands located just north of Yellow Springs, is happening Saturday, Feb. 29, at the John Bryan Community Center.
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Project-based presenters
Members of two Mills Lawn classes separately addressed the school board during its meeting Thursday, March 14.
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Activists react to pipeline news
Last Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers made a decision to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which gave hope to0 the people demonstrating against the pipeline’s construction. While good news, anti-DAPL activists aren’t celebrating quite yet.
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Moms Out Front for a livable climate
Mothers Out Front, a national grassroots group whose Yellow Springs team was started last spring by Laura Skidmore, seeks a “swift and complete transition to clean energy” in order to reduce the effects of climate change on future generations.
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Bee-friendly land management— Antioch College bans ‘neonics’
The lawn in front of Antioch Hall, known as the horseshoe, is covered with clover this time of year. In years past, that meant bees — hundreds of them — buzzing underfoot. But now the clover field is silent.
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Faith in change on climate
As a member of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Marionist Sister Leanne Jablonski hopes to unite faith groups in environmental awareness and responsibility.
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Tour straw bale, passive house with Green Drinks
The YS Resilience Network local chapter of Green Drinks will meet on Wednesday, June 24, 6–8 p.m. for a tour of a straw bale home and a passive house.
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Schenck incident prompts concerns— Crisis training for police supported
In recent years, area police officers have noticed a change in their work, as their calls more frequently involve people with mental health issues.
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Glen Helen kicks off series on environment— Thinking many generations ahead
Not only does U.S. law not protect Americans seven generations from now, it allows the continued creation of environmental toxins that will be hazardous to those in the ten-thousandth generation, according to environmental lawyer Carolyn Raffensperger.
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