When Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president began, he signed a swath of executive orders, including two that reclassified and put a hiring freeze on employees of federal agencies. Some of the programs...
Here's a simple timeline: during President Trump’s first term in office, he enacted measures to support Big Business and industry and absolutely destroyed everything that had been done to the environment...
Fast fashion is cheap, trendy, and quickly produced clothing based on timely celebrity and social media trends. It is made very quickly in reaction to fashion trends and shipped around the world.
This...
Lake Tahoe has some of the purest water on Earth. Located at 6,200 feet above sea level in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the lake is not only a hot tourist attraction with a beautiful setting of snow-capped...
Composting at Truckee High kicked off this week around campus. The Envirolution club, in partnership with Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP), has followed the lead of other schools across the...
Alpenglow Timber’s proposed wood processing and sawmill facility in Klondike Flat was approved by the Nevada County Commission with a 5-0 vote on October 8, 2024. The Alpenglow team anticipates beginning...
Hundreds of people love pumpkin carving, but the effects it has on the environment and animals are problematic.
At the grocery store, there are bins of pumpkins, and sometimes they sell paint and plastic...
In indigenous agricultural practices, the vegetables corn, beans, and squash are known as the Three Sisters. Growing this trio of crops together is environmentally conscious and can sustain many people...
With the end of school approaching, summer is just around the corner, and here are five fun summer activities you can do in Truckee.
One of the most popular summer activities is going to the lake or...
With spring, the flowers are blooming, and the best way to see them is to go on beautiful trails. Truckee is home to many different hikes ranging in tons of difficulty levels.
If you're looking for...
You type in, “prom dresses” into your Google search bar. Glitter and polyester fill your screen. It is human nature, and often the only option for many people to find the cheapest dress possible as...
The ground beef sizzles on the skillet as you are cooking some burgers or perhaps even some classic ground beef tacos. You have always loved meat, especially beef. But why is Beef problematic besides being...
