Pedestrian dies after being hit by SUV in Deadwood DEADWOOD, S.D. (KEVN) - A 68-year-old North Carolina man died from his injuries after he was hit by a car while crossing the street in Deadwood on April 17. At around 6:30 p.m., William Whitley was ... 04/23/2024 - 10:19 pm | View Link
Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on sidewalk A pedestrian is dead being hit by a vehicle that jumped the curb over the weekend. The fatal collision happened just after 3 PM Saturday on Anderson Road near Jamison Street in Greenville County. 04/21/2024 - 11:59 am | View Link
'Small businesses are not safe': Elk Grove smoke shop employee assaulted, police search for suspect The Elk Grove Police Department is looking for a suspect ... but he recalled, "He hit my face multiple times, and I fell, and he was still beating me."After the assault, Qureshi was able to ... 04/19/2024 - 2:25 pm | View Link
Tow Truck Driver Dead After Being Hit by Motorist Who Fell Asleep Behind the Wheel, Police Say A tow truck driver has died after he was hit on a highway in Texas by a motorist who fell asleep at the wheel, according to police. 04/19/2024 - 7:41 am | View Link
Marijuana sales are prohibited in Elk Grove. Would the city ever reconsider? Burdette, 21, lived in Elk Grove but is no longer a resident. Still, he frequents his old stomping grounds, visiting one of the city’s many parks and trying different eating options. He likes to ... 04/19/2024 - 1:19 am | View Link
It could almost have been a vacation. U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday to be whisked to a basketball game and a dinner of steamed buns atop a balcony overlooking the city’s Ming Dynasty Yu Garden. America’s top diplomat even took time to post on Instagram from Shanghai’s neo-classical Bund, where he lauded the students and business leaders “building bridges and ties between our countries” as the neon lights of the Lujiazui business district twinkled in the background.
Actress Jane Fonda plans to devote the rest of her life to the fight for climate justice, because she knows just what we stand to lose.
“I grew up to the sounds of coyotes and nightingales and mourning doves. I’ve swum and scuba dived on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Galapagos, I’ve looked at sea turtles right in the eye,” she said after accepting an Earth Award from TIME CEO Jessica Sibley on Wednesday evening.
“This isn’t happenstance,” remarked Gloria Walton, former TIME Earth Award honoree, on the environmental justice movement being recognized as a powerful force.
“It is a reality created by the energy and love of frontline communities and grassroots organizations who have worked for decades,” Walton said, as she presented an Earth Award to the man known as the “Father of Environmental Justice,” Robert Bullard.
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Bullard, who was appointed to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in 2021, spoke of the long fight he’s waged for environmental justice in his acceptance speech.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry knows that battling the climate crisis is an uphill battle— but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up the fight.
“Every analysis of finance of the transition to clean energy says we need something like 2.5 to 4.5 trillion dollars every year for the next three years,” said Kerry during his TIME Earth Award acceptance speech, after being presented the honor by former honoree Tom Steyer.
Nemonte Nenquimo believes that Mother Nature is sending us a message—we just need to listen.
“She’s crying. She’s shouting. She’s screaming. She’s saying that I am when the tides are rising, the rivers are rising. There are droughts. And this is my language. This is my alarm to you.”
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Nenquimo, an Indigenous leader of the Waorani peoples in Ecuador and founder of the nonprofits Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, has focused much of her activism on preserving the Amazon from deforestation and oil extraction.
Designer Gabriela Hearst accepted a TIME Earth Award on Wednesday, presented to her by actress Jodie Comer, who praised Hearst’s commitment to sustainability through simplicity.
Hearst made clear that the admiration was mutual. “Artists and scientists hold the important keys to get us out of the mess we have gotten ourselves in,” she said before discussing her passion for clean energy.
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Hearst has weaved sustainability into her namesake company’s practices—her brand sells handbags on a made-to-order basis, and is constantly finding new ways to reduce waste in packaging and fabrics.