Clean Up Our Air By Voting Yes on Prop 30

Clean Up Our Air By Voting Yes on Prop 30

Plagued by wildfire smoke, smog, soot, extreme heat and drought, Californians have often wondered “what can I do to help?” Now every voter in the state can be part of the solution to air pollution, climate change and wildfires by voting YES on Proposition 30, the Clean Air Initiative on this year’s ballot. Written by […]

Merrill Common Council bans e-cigarettes and vaping in public places, places of employment

Merrill Common Council bans e-cigarettes and vaping in public places, places of employment

Definition of smoking updated to include the use of electronic smoking devices The City of Merrill Common Council voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the City’s smoking ordinance on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the recommendation of the Health and Safety Committee. The amendment added electronic cigarettes and vaping devices to the definition of […]

Latinx* Environmentalism: Justice, Decolonization, y un mundo verde!

Latinx* Environmentalism: Justice, Decolonization, y un mundo verde!

Latine people and other communities of color are the most impacted by the climate crisis. Forced migration as climate refugees, surviving extreme weather and wildfires, and exposure to toxic pollutants in sacrificial zones near our homes, are often part of our story. We know that generally communities in the Global South have a lower carbon […]

County Commission tables smoking ban discussion | Sarasota

County Commission tables smoking ban discussion | Sarasota

For the time being, it will still be legal to light up on Sarasota County-owned beaches and in parks. During Tuesday’s County Commission meeting, Commissioner Nancy Detert asked that a discussion about a proposed smoking ban be postponed. House Bill 105, which amended the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act and renamed it the Florida Clean […]

Former state senator Kirsten Engel in the race for U.S. Congressional District 6

Former state senator Kirsten Engel in the race for U.S. Congressional District 6

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Arizonans will vote in the upcoming election for a new representative in U.S. Congressional District 6. The district encompasses parts of eastern Tucson, Green Valley, Sierra Vista, and Vail. Kirsten Engel is the Democratic candidate running against Republican Juan Ciscomani for Arizona’s U.S. Congressional District 6. We met Engel at her home in […]

New England furniture fixture Rotmans to close

New England furniture fixture Rotmans to close

Rotmans is conducting a going-out-of-business sale. WORCESTER, Mass. — Absent a successor within the family and unable to find a purchaser following efforts to sell the retail business earlier this year, Steve Rotman is closing the eponymous family furniture business. In a letter to stakeholders obtained by Furniture Today, Rotman indicated that the company is […]

Veteran Novato councilwoman faces two election challengers

Veteran Novato councilwoman faces two election challengers

Chris Carpiniello, candidate for Novato City Council, in Novato, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) Pat Eklund, candidate for Novato City Council, in San Rafael, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) Nicole Gardner, candidate for Novato City Council, in San Rafael, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. […]