Cash-strapped University of Arizona says climate action can wait
Activists have spent years pushing the university to divest from fossil fuels. With a $177 million deficit, that may not happen.
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Activists have spent years pushing the university to divest from fossil fuels. With a $177 million deficit, that may not happen.
The University of Arizona this week delayed implementation of its climate action plan citing a $177 million budget deficit. Despite rising revenues, the university has been grappling with low cash reserves due to overspending, and is now dealing with hiring freezes, flat-lined salaries, and potential layoffs. Now, the university’s climate commitments may be on the […] The post Cash-strapped University of Arizona says climate action can wait appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
Campus activists "shocked but not shocked" that schools are profiting from fossil fuels drilled and mined on stolen Indigenous land.
Campus activists demand divestment of fossil-fuel profits taken from former Native American lands.