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Bradenton, Florida Hema S. Prado is the Policy and Sustainability Director for the vertical farming company, Plenty, which uses controlled environment technology to grow crops with a fraction of [...]

Paulina López-Peters is an organizer, advocate, and the mother of three boys. She originally comes from Ecuador, but has made Seattle her home over the past 22 years. Paulina has over 25 years of [...]

Detroit, MI Monica Lewis-Patrick is an educator, entrepreneur, and human rights activist. With guidance and support from the other four founders of We the People of Detroit (WPD), and the [...]

Paula Garcia is Executive Director of the New Mexico Acequia Association. During two decades of her service, acequias in New Mexico have built a movement around the principle that water is life, [...]

5/21/2024, with several implementation deadlines outlined in the law Article 5 of H.F. 3911 establishes increased penalties for littering, promoting public awareness campaigns, and supporting [...]

6/3/2022, with several implementation deadlines outlined in the law The legislation requires packing producers to pay annual dues to fund a designated nonprofit organization to manage a statewide [...]

6/30/2022 The legislation aims to reduce single-use plastics by 25% by 2032, with 10% through elimination and 4% via reuse systems. The law establishes interim targets and ensures recyclability [...]

12/31/2023 The legislation establishes a stewardship program where producers pay into a fund based on packaging material weight. They can offset payments by implementing independent recycling [...]

01/01/2022, with additional dates for rolling out statewide program The legislation develops a program to reduce aquatic litter by holding producers of packaging and products accountable for [...]