350 Eugene hosted “Plug in to a Clean Future” at the Campbell Community Center on April 25. The purpose of the event was to explain and engage with the community on what is being done in Eugene to help combat climate change. The event started with songs performed by Ratie D, a Zimbabwean singer-songwriter,…
On April 16 Mayor Lucy Vinis visited Chase Commons Park to announce that Eugene has earned Tree City USA status for its 43rd consecutive year. Whilst also announcing that April will now be referred to as Arbor month, dedicated to the growth of the city’s tree population. Urban Forestry and Eugene’s Parks & Open Space…
On Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, Torch editor Chandlor Henderson visited a very quiet campus. His intention was to take photos and document the campus. He found that the animals and insects living on campus are thriving. Building 18 has a new mural. And people are still utilizing the soccer fields. While most students still are…
The Willamette Riverkeepers recently kicked off a six-week campaign called “Spring For Your River Clean up,” which began the weekend of April 24 and will conclude June 6. Spring For Your River Clean up is a call to action for locals to volunteer and help maintain the integrity of the Willamette River. Volunteers will be…
The Torch had an opportunity to interview via Zoom Dr. Robert Bullard. Bullard has been at the forefront of environmental justice for over 40 years. Where did you grow up? I grew up in South Alabama, in a small-town named Elba. It’s right on the bottom of the state, close to Florida. So what led…
Keystone XL is a 1,179-mile pipeline intended to transfer 830,000 barrels of oil from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska. Approved in 2010 by Canada’s National Energy Board, pipeline production was halted in 2015 by President Obama in response to public opposition from Native Americans, First Nations and environmental groups. Just days after his inauguration, President Trump…
Tension swept through the Petersen Barn Community Center on Jan 25. as speaker Pablo Alvarez, Beyond Toxics’ environmental justice community organizer, declared, “We cannot continue to have an 18-year less life expectancy than the rest of Eugene.” Beyond Toxics, a local nonprofit organization, believes that it is the right of the community to know what…
