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SGA voting results delayed due to election violations by two presidential candidates.

SGA proposed new legislation that aims to reduce plastic waste

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Reporter February 12, 2019

The Student Government Association at UTEP aims to reduce waste on campus. SGA Collegiate Senator for the College of Liberal Arts, Omar-Eduardo Barriga, proposed Article XIII, a piece of legislation that aims to reduce plastic waste on campus. “I promised...

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A society fueled by plastic

A society fueled by plastic

Christian Vasquez and April 16, 2018

Plastic or paper? What used to be a common phrase is now only used at “natural” and “organic” grocery stores in El Paso, and is only asked where consumers can afford to think about the environment, which is a shame because that question is more...

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How to be fashionable and eco-friendly at the same time

How to be fashionable and eco-friendly at the same time

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor April 19, 2016

Most clothing stores sell fast-fashion clothes, which means production is excessively expedited to keep up with the most current trends and get them into department stores as quickly as possible. This process can mean a large amount of sweatshops using...

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Regional water shortages prompt researchers for change

Regional water shortages prompt researchers for change

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor April 21, 2015

Josiah Heyman, professor of sociology and anthropology, and William Hargrove, director of the Center for Environmental Resource Management, come from two very different backgrounds, but they are united not only by the five year, multi-institution $4.9...

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The El Paso Downtown Artists and Farmers Market takes place every Saturday at the Union District Plaza.

Local markets celebrate Earth Day with homegrown crops

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter April 21, 2015

In an effort to benefit the Earth and stay healthy, many people grow their own crops and sell what they grow at farmers markets. There are multiple farmers markets in the El Paso and Las Cruces areas, including Sprouts Farmers Market, the El Paso Downtown...

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Felipe Calderon, former president of Mexico, says he would have liked to have had the Global Forest Watch when he was president. He said it would have helped him reduce deforestation even more.

Satellite technology to help fight deforestation

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter February 20, 2014

WASHINGTON – If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it, will it make noise? But now, someone will always be around to hear it. The World Resources Institute, with Google and 40 other global partners, launched a website...

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Apathy, Apathy Apathy

February 18, 2014

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