To coincide with the United Nations General Assembly and the beginning of New York City’s Climate Week, Fridays for Future hosted a special event, Global Climate Strike, to call on world leaders to stop using fossil fuels.
In a city like New York, there is a display of how housing struggles can inadvertently affect city life, as the city’s unhoused population looks toward the subway systems for a safe haven.
With bright colors and the New York City skyline, fall brings a wondrous display to any set of eyes. I decided to venture out and combine nature and New York’s urbanscape by taking a cruise tour along the Hudson River.
Written by: Rashawn Khamari Merchant On Wednesday, June 7th, Canadian wildfire smoke led the Eastern United States to experience some of the worst air quality in the world. Millions of Americans received warning alerts as air quality reached hazardous levels unseen in decades. In New York City, the levels of small particles in the air… Read more: Canadian Wildfires and Smoke
1. We have explored less than 5 percent of the ocean The oceans on Earth are so vast and deep that we humans haven’t explored more than five percent of them. Much of the sea floor cannot be explored due to the depth being so vast, radio waves themselves cannot penetrate. 2. Ants weigh more… Read more: 10 Facts About the Environment
Atlanta has been dealing with a series of protests in what has been dubbed “Cop City.” The protests have garnered global attention, especially following the death of one of the many proclaimed activists fighting to stop the construction of the city’s new plans to build a fortified center to train police officers.
The leadership capabilities that paralleled the civil rights movement offered a similar effective strategy when implemented toward environmental justice issues. Marches, community engagement, and protests carried over as environmental activists needed to find ways to draw attention to crises.
With the recent reporting of the Biden Administration’s plan to phase out fluorescent light bulbs, it’s now an excellent time to consider additional energy changes for the year.
The New York City rat has long been a staple of the city. What was seen as a downside to living in a crowded city has become a terrorizing epidemic that every New Yorker can no longer escape.