Posts by Myah Wilmarth
The Line: Albuquerque City Councilors Approve Plastic Bag Ban
April 19, 2019 – The Albuquerque City Council passed—after major amendments—a ban on some plastics. Approved by a 5-to-3 vote, the ban on plastic bags at grocers and retailers will go into effect on January 1, 2020, if Mayor Tim Keller signs off on it. Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists debate whether the…
Read MoreProtecting Sacred Sites in Alaska and the Southwest
April 19, 2019 – Indigenous people from Alaska are traveling the country educating people about their way of life and advocating for the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to open drilling in the coastal plain of the refuge. Indigenous communities in the Southwest see mirrored…
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