Good News Notes: “Each year, 8 million tons of plastic— the equivalent of a garbage truck load every minute — is dumped into the ocean, according to the World Economic Forum. The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit engineering environmental organization based in the Netherlands, is attempting to remove as much of that plastic as is feasible. “Our strategy…
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Lowe’s donates over $24,000 for sustainable community garden at PSJA ISD school
Good News Notes: “A donation of over $24,000 by Lowe’s Home Improvement will help students at one Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District campus learn more about conservation. Buell Central Campus received two grants totaling $24,500. According to Buell Central Social Studies Teacher Stacey Proctor, the project was inspired by a lesion on the ‘Homestead Act…