USD climate action

Future climate plans from Harris  Mikaela Foehr / Asst. News Editor / The USD Vista USD has long touted its commitment to sustainability, but it can be hard to see how exactly the school is keeping these promises. The goal of the Climate Walkout on Sept. 20 was to encourage […]

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UN on climate

The assembly discusses future climate plans Mikaela Foehr / Asst. News Editor / The USD Vista In the wake of worldwide climate protests, such as the one held on USD’s campus, the United Nations (UN) met in New York City to discuss its plans to face the problem of global […]

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‘Our planet, our future’

Roughly 200 USD students participate in march for climate action Mikaela Foehr / Asst. News Editor / The USD Vista As the noon Immaculata bells chimed on Friday, Sept. 20, students, teachers, and community members gathered to demand climate action. Chants of “Our planet, our future” filled the air alongside […]

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No more profit over planet

Addressing climate emergency requires large-scale action to end corporate pollution  Eric Boose / Opinion Editor / The USD Vista Last week, the University of California system did the right thing for the wrong reasons. Calling them a financial risk, the UC dropped all of their investments in companies “involved with […]

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CA waiver

Environmental waiver at risk  Mikaela Foehr / Assistant News Editor / The USD Vista California’s greatest tool in the fight against climate change may be at risk.  According to a recent New York Times article, the Trump administration is planning to revoke a waiver granted to the state by the Clean Air Act of […]

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Polar vortex freezes the Midwest

Polar vortex fills headlines across the United States yet few understand this atmospheric phenomenon Luke Garrett / Editor in Chief / The USD Vista As the polar vortex swept across the Midwest, media headlines, and political banter this past week, many questions are still left unanswered about this atmospheric phenomena […]

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USD ranked as a green campus

All of the University of San Diego’s composting and recycling did not go to waste. USD has been ranked the tenth greenest campus on the “Cool School” list of 2017 by the award-winning Sierra Magazine. As  part of the Sierra Club, which was created by the famous naturalist John Muir, […]

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