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Greenaction works with people of indigenous lands to stop industries and governments who attempt to engage with sacred sites. Greenaction started their campaigning in 1998 to defeat the proposed Ward Valley nuclear waste dump in California's Mojave Desert. [21] Greenaction joined with the Colorado River Native Nations Alliance to control this ...
Californians Against Waste is an environmental advocacy organization that advocates for stronger environmental laws and more recycling at the state and local level. The organization was founded in 1977 and has sponsored numerous successful citizen initiatives. It is headquartered two blocks from California's state capitol in Sacramento.
This issue of food waste is present beyond our school cafeterias, and upcoming Food Waste Prevention Week (April 1-7) was created to raise public awareness and inspire widespread habit changes.
Handouts from food banks are no substitute for self-sufficiency. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty ImagesFor Indigenous people in the U.S., food is considered a sacred gift. Healthy and bountiful produce ...
Winnemem Wintu chief Caleen Sisk in 2009 A representation of a Pomo dancer, painting by Grace Hudson. Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are indigenous to the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after European colonization.
A California law requiring grocery stores and restaurants to donate leftover food has been hard for local food banks and small towns to implement due to climbing fuel costs and uncertainty over ...
Environmental and conservation organizations in the United States have been formed to help protect the environment, habitats, flora, and fauna on federally owned land, on private land, within coastal limits, in-state conservation areas, in-state parks and in locally governed municipalities.
Native and non-native scholars have developed curricula to integrate Western knowledge with indigenous knowledge, but there is no agreement on a best approach. [68] The federal government has funded projects in collaboration with Native American schools that focus on the use of technology to support culturally responsive curriculum.