Tag: land use

• June 1, 2026

  The ripple effects of organizing against data centers

  

  Monterey Park residents were successful in their opposition: At that meeting, the City Council passed a moratorium on data centers. In March, the council approved a ballot measure to ban them completely. Later that spring, the developer withdrew its proposal.
• August 11, 2022

  Earth’s Ecological Boundaries have been Violated. Here are 5 Steps toward Healing.

  

  Article by Liz Kimbrough, originally published on Mongabay According to experts, we have passed the planetary boundary for land systems change — the human-caused loss of forest — and risk destabilizing Earth’s operating systems. Scientists calculate we must retain 85% of tropical and boreal forests, and 50% of temperate forests, to stay within Earth’s “safe…