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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

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After a chemical spill contaminated the Philadelphia water supply, many citizens are fed up with the lack of a cohesive response from their government.

Chemical spills and the lenient officials

Megan McKnight, Copy Editor
May 21, 2023
“The Line” construction plan, to be completed by 2030, is leading to negative environmental controls in Saudi Arabia.

The Line Between Helping the People and Helping the Environment

Libby Kamp, Sports Editor
February 6, 2023
Wrapping paper leftover from Christmas fills houses, waiting to be dumped into landfills.

The Environmental Crisis of Christmas

Lydia Sommer, PV Only Editor
January 10, 2023
Boston resident Andrew Medema poses with his super73 electric bike

Electric bikes rise as a new form of battery-powered transportation

Sam Brown, Copy Editor
November 21, 2022
Sandbags walls being created in response to the 2019 flood in Bettendorf.

Mississippi flooding prompts emotional bonds

Ryan Vance, Business Manager
May 23, 2022
The first Rivian R1T rolls off production lines in September, 2021. Since then, product shortages have made Rivian’s manufacturing process increasingly difficult.

Rivian’s ambitious goals for sustainable electric vehicles foiled by global part shortages

Anagha Sudhindra, Copy Editor
May 22, 2022
Local grocery stores now offer various types of milk including dairy and plant-based milks.

The alternative milk dilemma

Sidney Brockmann, Social Media Manager
May 12, 2022
Waterways like the Mississippi River are often the sites of industrial projects and a distinct challenge for pipeline crossings.

State and tribal environmental power dwindles in Louisiana vs. American Rivers

Keval Wagher, copy editor
April 28, 2022
Ethanol is a domestic biofuel made from any source of starch, mainly corn.

Biden administration pushes towards energy independence with new ethanol blending repeals

Anagha Sudhindra, Copy Editor
April 25, 2022
After years of remaining uninvolved, the SEC proposed regulations pertaining to mandatory emissions tracking for businesses.

SEC takes action to fight climate change within business

Lauren Anderson, Copy Editor
April 11, 2022
Companies mask their products with eco-friendly incentives, when truly these tactics are a drive for profit.

Eco-friendly intentions fall victim to greenwashing

Anagha Sudhindra, Copy Editor
February 1, 2022
Climate Change still plagues the Earth as most politicians don’t bother about it.

Climate Change: Are people prepared for a warmer future?

November 8, 2021
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