The Exchange’s website states that the project is committed to environmental justice by improving “discriminatory practices of the past” and acknowledges the damage that climate change does specifically to “low-income communities and communities of color.” However, none of the partner coalitions and social organizations under The Exchange have been identified as Indigenous or Indigenous-affiliated.
The Birds and Bees Protection Act — the first bill in the United States that aims to prohibit the agricultural use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which decimate pollinator populations — has been awaiting signage by Governor Kathy Hochul since its approval by the New York State Legislature in June.
Sophomore marine vertebrate biology student Sydney Bell was recently recognized by the Long Island Business News’ 30 Under 30 list. Bell created her nonprofit Tidal Tees Apparel, which sells sustainably made apparel, at only 18 years old, during her senior…