Image Credit: Medill News Service By: Dylan Evans Washington, DC, Sept. 28: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a commission for farmers of color to address, as they stated, “racial equity issues.” Black farmers have expressed how they have been feeling discriminated by the USDA […]
By: Virginia Riddle Oct 5: Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro reported 46 criminal charges facing the Mariner East 2 pipeline. There were also an additional two charges reported to Shapiro’s office by the Pennsylvania Department of Protection (DEP). The Mariner East 2 is a natural gas pipeline that […]
Image by The Washington PostVirginia Riddle Republican Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert, age 85, passed away on Monday in New Hartfield, New York. He spent 24 years representing Central New York and fighting for environmental awareness and protection. Former Rep. Boehlert was first elected to the House of Representatives […]
Image by MN350By: Samantha Walker Line 3 is a proposed pipeline expansion to bring a million barrels of tar sands per day from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. It was proposed in 2014 by a Canadian pipeline company responsible for the largest inland oil spill in the US. […]
By: Virginia Riddle Thiel students constantly pass recycling bins as they go to classes, clubs, and study sessions. Throwing recyclables into these containers is often encouraged, mainly due to the environmental perks. After all, the United States Environmental Protection Agency tells us that, “ Recycling just 10 plastic […]
By: Samantha Walker Within the last month there have been a magnitude of whether related disasters from all parts of the world. There has been talk of climate change and the threat of the irreparable damage of disregard for the environment, but this past summer has seen an […]
By Cassie Stolz The late morning celebrations were thought-provoking and full of laughter. Thursday, April 15 Thiel’s Environmental club celebrated earth day a week early to avoid overlapping with the research symposium. Visitors from Ernst Seeds came with delicious honey samples, monarch magnets, and their 2021 seed catalogs. […]
By Cassie Stolz During his campaign, Biden has pledged to sign a series of climate-related executive orders, including a ban on fossil fuel extraction on public land. His climate goals have been described as the most intricate of any U.S presidential candidate in history. Even more so than […]
By Quinn Ursprung New York Sept. 17, 2019—The Empire State is planning to become the second state, after Michigan, to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. The decision became a pressing-matter after seven deaths from a vaping-related lung illness, as of September 2019. “The nation’s leading health agency […]
By Bobby Winner This past Thursday, the Thiel community came together to participate in a campus-wide community cleanup day as a part of the NCAA’s Division III Week. The event consisted of many of Thiel’s athletes coming together to make the campus look more beautiful as well as […]
