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National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: EPA’s Objective C

26Aug

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Global News & Policy

National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: EPA’s Objective C

Image by Warren Hansen Written by Esme Hyatt EPA released the draft “National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution” Focusing on Objective C of the plan, which has to do specifically with preventing trash from entering waterways The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently posted the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. This report was derived from the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act passed in 2020. Title 3 of the act requires the EPA to create a plan to reduce consumer plastic released into the ocean. Additionally, the plan has been released to the states and the public for comment. (Toto, 2023) There are three objectives to the report. According to the EPA, Objective A addresses reducing pollution during plastic production, Objective B focuses on improving po...

Habitat Loss in Los Angeles and What to Do to Help

14Jun

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Community News & Policy

Habitat Loss in Los Angeles and What to Do to Help

Image courtesy of nps.govBy Esme Hyatt I live in Los Angeles, California. California is home to unique habitats and resources. For instance, the majority of California is situated in The California Floristic Province, a biodiversity hotspot. California is one of 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Santa Monica, which is in Los Angeles County, is known for its beaches and mountains. In the Santa Monica Mountains, biodiversity is especially important with the rare species located in the area. One-third of all plant species growing in The California Floristic Province is solely found in the Santa Monica Mountains. Habitat loss has been rapid in the area for a number of reasons, firstly due to population growth. Los Angeles has a large population (3.8 million people in ...

14May

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Activism & Social Change, Literature

What Environmentalism Means to Me

Image courtesy of Margot RichardWritten by Esme HyattWhen discussing environmentalism, I think the general response is to focus on the planet. To me, however, it kindles thoughts around humans’ impact on the environment and the environment's impact on humans. I first got involved in environmentalism in 2019, when I was in middle school. What got me initially interested was not climate change’s effect on the environment, but its effect on humans. Seeing numerous articles detailing the overarching repercussions of climate change on human life made me realize how necessary it was for me and others to get involved. Ultimately, all consequences of climate change influence human life. It's the intersection of climate change and human health that I think is incredibly important. Fossil fuel...

Intersectional Environmentalists are Vital to Our Movement

29Jan

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Activism & Social Change

Intersectional Environmentalists are Vital to Our Movement

By Esme Hyatt The job of intersectional environmentalists is an important one. Many movements in the past have intentionally or unintentionally excluded minority groups, such as in the case of the Women's Suffrage movement (Waters-Page, n.d.). Intersectional environmentalists advocate for minority communities to have a voice in the environmentalist movement. These activists prioritize inclusivity and social justice when approaching environmental issues (Intersectional Environmentalist, n.d.). Artwork by Julianne Park Kristy Drutman, founder of Brown Green Girl, is an intersectional environmentalist. She started advocating through a lens of social justice early on, even before the term was coined in 2020 by Leah Thomas (Intersectional Environmentalist, n.d.). “I was posting a...