Center for Community and Environment Educates and Inspires Youth for Innovative Change The Center for Community and Environment, which receives funding administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s ...

This free online course covers core concepts of planning and community engagement as they relate to our shared environment, renewable energy trends, and climate change. Upon completion of the course, ...

The Community Environmental Council (CEC) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper are hosting the 4th Annual Plastic-Free Expo, a free family-friendly event dedicated to sharing resources and strategies for ...

Since 1983, PIELC has taken over the University of Oregon Law school for three days full of workshops, panels and discussions about climate justice and advocacy. This weekend from March 1 to 3, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CALIF. (June 23, 2025) — The Community Environmental Council’s (CEC) Environmental Hub (“The Hub”) now offers ...

The new staff members are: Tia Kordell, communications project manager, Kordell holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and environmental biology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a ...

Drexel University, in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, has launched a new platform, The Environmental Collaboratory, focused on climate change, environmental ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif (February 18, 2026) – The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is ...

Everyone has the right to live safe and healthy lives with equal environmental protections and meaningful participation in decisions affecting their community. Meaningful participation is important ...

People can learn to make rain chains, seed bombs, and see live fish Saturday at a community environmental event focused on wildlife from bees to butterflies. Habitat and All That runs from 9 a.m. to ...

Mixed-methods design combined baseline data from 505 participants, 7-day GPS mobility tracking in 100 participants, and four focus groups stratified by mobility-aid use. Personal factors explained ...

Nearly forty students this summer received funding through the McKeen Center and the Environmental Studies Program (ES) to work for local government and nonprofits that are protecting the environment ...