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			Verduzco: Children Must Experience Nature in Order to Save It EDINBURG, May 20 - Think…think… think… but nothing would come to mind; they just couldn’t remember a real experience about the outdoors.				Salinas: If You Aren’t a Tree Hugger, Then What Are You? EDINBURG, May 20 - We went from loving the world to loving ourselves.




			Tupper: Economic Recklessness on South Padre Island EDINBURG, May 16 - South Padre Island is being pulled sand grain by sand grain into the Gulf of Mexico. It is estimated that we lose 5-10 feet of the coastline per year.				Monjaraz: A United, Sustainable McAllen EDINBURG, May 15 - Although the City of McAllen has shown a strong commitment to the preservation of a healthy environment, it still needs to support the small businesses that make up the core of its economic vitality in the effort to become a more sustainable city.




			Ramos: Texas students have right to know about climate change EDINBURG, May 11 - Climate change will soon become part of the public school curriculum in more than 40 states, but Texas is not one of them.				Arjona: Trapped Against the Border Wall EDINBURG, May 10 - Picture this… your body is covered with dripping sweat. Your lips are peeling, gasping for water to nurture them.

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		Verduzco: Children Must Experience Nature in Order to Save It EDINBURG, May 20 - Think…think… think… but nothing would come to mind; they just couldn’t remember a real experience about the outdoors.

		Salinas: If You Aren’t a Tree Hugger, Then What Are You? EDINBURG, May 20 - We went from loving the world to loving ourselves.

		Tupper: Economic Recklessness on South Padre Island EDINBURG, May 16 - South Padre Island is being pulled sand grain by sand grain into the Gulf of Mexico. It is estimated that we lose 5-10 feet of the coastline per year.

		Monjaraz: A United, Sustainable McAllen EDINBURG, May 15 - Although the City of McAllen has shown a strong commitment to the preservation of a healthy environment, it still needs to support the small businesses that make up the core of its economic vitality in the effort to become a more sustainable city.

		Ramos: Texas students have right to know about climate change EDINBURG, May 11 - Climate change will soon become part of the public school curriculum in more than 40 states, but Texas is not one of them.

		Arjona: Trapped Against the Border Wall EDINBURG, May 10 - Picture this…your body is covered with dripping sweat. Your lips are peeling, gasping for water to nurture them.

		Torres: Going to Next Level: New RGV University as an Example for Sustainable Education EDINBURG, May 5 - For the new university created by the merger of the University of Texas-Pan American and the University of Texas-Brownsville to succeed, it will require a solid foundation, a vision of its own.

		Davila: Plastic Bag is a Market Failure EDINBURG, May 1 - When the plastic bag ban was proposed in McAllen, Texas last year, it was shot down without a second glance.

		Lopez: Climate Change is Impacting Migrant Farm Workers EDINBURG, April 29 – The rhythm of the crunching dry soil slowed and eventually came to a halt with a big crash.

		Torrez: Personal Change Is Not Enough EDINBURG, April 29 - I was not always environmentally aware. I used to take long showers, use a plastic bag for the two small items I purchased at Wal-Mart, and I would never recycle.

		UTPA, Rio Grande Guardian, collaborate on environmental studies project EDINBURG, April 29 - The Rio Grande Guardian has teamed up with the University of Texas-Pan American to provide a platform for students to express their ideas on improving the environment in the Rio Grande Valley.

		Nicol: Another Round of Border Wall Condemnations about to Begin McALLEN, April 21 - If the Border Patrol knocks on your door you might want to have a lawyer present when you answer.

		Sierra Club to hold meeting about new border walls EDINBURG, April 24 - The Sierra Club Borderlands Team is hosting a public meeting at UT-Pan American on Thursday evening to discuss proposed border walls for Roma, Rio Grande City, and Los Ebanos.

		Nicol: Border Residents Kept in the Dark about New Border Walls McALLEN, April 7 - Four members of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” the group charged with crafting comprehensive immigration reform legislation, recently paid a visit to the border wall that separates Nogales, Arizona from Nogales, Sonora.

		Hunter files bill to train South Texas workers for Eagle Ford Shale SAN ANTONIO, March 8 - State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, has introduced legislation to address the shortage of workers needed for oil and gas production in the Eagle Ford Shale play.

		Drusina: Growing interest in building third international dam on Rio Grande WESLACO, March 6 - With the drought worsening in South Texas and Mexico falling behind on its water payments to the United States, interest in building a third international dam on the Rio Grande is growing.

		Staples may join Lucio, Rubinstein, in State Department meeting AUSTIN, February 25 - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is checking his schedule to see if he can go to Washington early next month to meet with State Department officials about Mexico’s growing water debt to the U.S.

		More Valley cities warned of possible water shortages WESLACO, February 21 - The cities of Weslaco, Mercedes and San Benito have been warned they may not get water in the near future from the irrigation districts that traditionally supply them.

		Concerns raised about new dams planned for Conchos River basin WESLACO, February 21 - In spite of severe drought plaguing both sides of the Rio Grande, all indications show that Mexico plans on keeping much of the water that is coming out of the Conchos basin, according to officials from the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.