To celebrate the 50th year of #EarthDay - this week we are sharing our Top 50 Environmental Campaign victories over the years. We are proud of our legacy of student organizing on protecting the environment and stopping #climatechange.Help us celebrate by retweeting your favorites!
Victory Spotlight #1 goes to @UWashpirg and their campaign to ban single use plastic bags which passed through the legislature this year!
Victory Spotlight #2 goes to @NJPIRGStudents and their win this year to ban single-use plastics in all @Rutgers_Newark campus stores- including dining halls! #EarthDay
Victory Spotlight #3 goes to @CALPIRGStudent and their big win this year to get @UCLA to phase out the use of single use plastics on campus! #EarthDay
Victory Spotlight #4 goes again to @UWashpirg and their work in 2019 to build support and pass the Washington 100% Clean Electricity Bill. Look at that huge lobby day at the statehouse! #EarthDay
Victory Spotlight #5 goes to the team at @CALPIRGStudent for taking home the American Climate Leadership Award last month. This award highlighted our campaign to commit the @UofCalifornia to 100% Renewable Electricity. #EarthDay #ACLA
Victory Spotlight #6 goes to @MaryPIRG and their campaign to ban foam cups and takeout containers. The grassroots support students generated on campus helped to pass the statewide ban in 2019! #EarthDay
Victory Spotlight #7 goes to @FLOPIRGStudents and their work in 2019 to get @eckerdcollege to sign the #BreakFreeFromPlastics pledge that prohibited the purchase of most nonessential single-use plastics using College funds. #EarthDay #BFFP
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