US news

CASwiki news articles have a focus on news of community action for sustainability. This article is an offshoot from CASwiki's United States community action article and is for news and comment in that context. Image: San Francisco cable car in 1994. Attribution: Rick Dikeman

• Climate change: Landmark US bill clears Senate hurdle, BBC News (Aug 08, 2022)

July 2022

• The ‘world’s first library farm’ is home to plush gardens and community innovations, Shareable (Jul 05, 2022) — Since 2011, community members local to The Cicero Branch of the Northern Onondaga Public Library (NOPL) in Upstate New York have tended to a lively library farm, leading innovations in urban farming and food access.

June 2022

• City compost programs turn garbage into ‘black gold’ that boosts food security and social justice, The Conversation (Jun 11, 2022)
• Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool', BBC News (Jun 03, 2022)

May 2022

• Vermont Green: The new US club attempting to do things differently, BBC Sport (May 11, 2022)
• The return of California's butterflies, BBC News (May 08, 2022)

April 2022

• Linking protected areas from Yellowstone to the Yukon shows the value of conserving large landscapes, not just isolated parks and preserves, The Conversation (Apr 26, 2022)

March 2022

• Cities need to be redesigned for the climate crisis. Can they make us happy, too?, theguardian.com (Mar 28, 2022)

February 2022

• Chicago set to launch big guaranteed income pilot, fastcompany.com (Feb 24, 2022)
• Lessons from New York: What makes a community turn against climate adaptation?, Grist (Feb 08, 2022) — To build a sea wall, you first have to build community trust.
• Solar Project Devised by Highline High School Students Wins District Approval, South Seattle Emerald (Feb 07, 2022)

January 2022

• First Electric School Bus In NYC Is An EV Conversion & That’s A Big Deal!, Clean Technica (Jan 30, 2022)
• E-bike package delivery is coming to L.A., Fast Company (Jan 28, 2022)
• Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increasing wildfire risk on the Front Range, Climate Central (Jan 23, 2022)

2021

• Gen Z on how to save the world: young climate activists speak out, The Guardian (Oct 17, 2021) — Features activists from Philippines, Australia, India, United States, Uganda, Pakistan, Peru, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Kenya and Canada

...Ecological restoration California

Images show decline of California's 'life source', Aug 17

US heatwave: Wildfires rage in western states as temperatures soar, Jul 11

Berkeley’s Ohlone Park Crop Swap builds community through food, Jul 6 ...California news

Many things can be a commons - even an ageing commercial oldies radio station. How Radio Kingston (covering NY and the Hudson Valley) became its community's mirror, Jun 18

Hawaii becomes first US state to declare a climate emergency, Apr 29

US pledges to cut carbon emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by the end of this decade, Apr 22

• ‘I’m hopeful’: Jerome Foster, the 18-year-old helping to craft US climate policy, The Guardian (Apr 13, 2021)

The Hope for Lasting Change from a South Dallas Mobile Food Park, Apr 7 ...Texas

Guaranteed Income Increases Employment, Improves Financial and Physical Health, Mar 3 ...California news

Biden's climate agenda: Is this the beginning of the end for fossil fuels? Jan 31

2020

Joe’s not sleepy, but he should wake up to American localism Nov 8

• Why Women Are Biking in Record Numbers in N.Y.C., nytimes.com (Oct 07, 2020)

Public libraries are giving away an insane amount of free food Sep 29 ...Food USA

Global warming driving California wildfire trends say scientists Sep 25

California and Oregon 2020 wildfires in maps, graphics and images Sep 18

Oregon wildfires: Half a million people flee dozens of infernos Sep 11

California wildfires: Smoke turns skies orange Sep 10

The SEED grows: after 2 years of a basic income experiment, the residents of Stockton, Cal., are on the uplift Jul 15

Seed libraries help communities grow food in a pandemic Jun 17 ...San Diego

It’s their religious fervour, and their love of culture, that XR/UK can teach the US green movement Jan 27

“Funky around the edges, humanly fermented, alive”. How the Park Slope Food Coop makes a commons (and great produce) Jan 13 ...New York City news

2019

‘My moment’: the activists fighting climate crisis and winning elections, Dec 25 ...Climate action USA

Kansas City becomes first major U.S. city to make public transit free, Alissa Walker, Dec 6

Grassroots democracies form North American coalition. Oct 23 ...Towards sustainable economies US

How one nonprofit is fighting hunger, food waste, and poverty with kitchen apprenticeships. Jun 3 ...California news

The next egg: Investing our retirement savings in our local communities. Apr 6 ...Funding community action

Bank On San Francisco: Supporting community financial empowerment. May 1

How the simple act of sharing a meal is creating community change. Mar 22 ...Community involvement USA

Composting in NYC. Mar 19

How Citizen University is building an army of civic leaders. Mar 18 ...Community involvement USA

Tiny neighborhood libraries worth checking out. Feb 9 ...San Francisco

California’s rooftop solar mandate will normalize clean energy. Jan 8

2018

Back to the land: are young farmers the new starving artists? Dec 17 ...Food USA

The two fastest-growing jobs in the U.S. right now are solar installers and wind technicians. Dec 3 ...Climate action USA

Bristol to Brooklyn, Paris to Pittsburgh: restless cities act themselves on climate crisis Dec 1 ...Climate news 2018

How renters are becoming co-owners and co-developers, Nov 8

United States: Why 'Social Infrastructure' Is the Key to Renewing Civil Society Sep 11

To Restore Civil Society, Start With the Library Sep 8

News sources

Orion magazine

See also

• US news 2010 - 2017
• United States

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