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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Junior Santiago Cabral walks down the hallway to biology Nov. 3. Fashion is a way for students to express themselves in school.

Fast fashion’s impact on environment

Ivan Zank November 10, 2022

Online shopping at stores like Shein and Romwe has skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic.  As the holidays come up, many people turn to online shopping to get affordable and fast presents....

Costumer at SLP Nutrition chooses to use a straw for her drink. SLP Nutrition offers self-service straw dispensers as a way to comply with the city's Zero-Waste Packaging Ordinance.

St. Louis Park implements new amendment

Molly Schochet January 31, 2020

The straw by request amendment was an addition made to the Zero-Waste Packaging Ordinance, according to St. Louis Park solid waste specialist Emily Barker. “We amended our Zero-Waste Packaging Ordinance....

Newly planted trees near Hennepin Ave.  138 trees and 23 different varieties were planted in the 'Plant the Park' project.

City receives Minnesota Forestry Outstanding Project Award

Eli Curran-Moore May 2, 2018

According to the city of St. Louis Park, the city received the Minnesota Community Forestry Outstanding Project Award for the ‘Plant the Park’ project in October 2017. The annual award is given by...

Art illustration by Nietzsche Deuel.

Climate Plan creates opportunity for student action toward environmental sustainability

February 14, 2018

On Feb. 5, the St. Louis Park City Council unanimously passed a brand new Climate Action Plan spearheaded by Park’s own Roots and Shoots, iMatter, and the St. Louis Park Environment and Sustainability...

Proposed pipeline unearths controversy

Proposed pipeline unearths controversy

Hanna Schechter October 25, 2017

Enbridge Energy, a transporter of fossil fuels, has proposed plans for a new pipeline to the Minnesota Department of Commerce that will carry crude oil and tar sands from Canada through Minnesota and into...

A SEEDS community garden in Louisiana Oaks. Executive director of SEEDS Curtis Wilson said he plans to engage  students in activities to better the environment.

Gardening internship available for students

Nietzsche Deuel and Isabelle Becker May 3, 2017

Every year of his high school career, senior Roots and Shoots member Owen Geier said he has participated in internships working in gardens. “(Working in the garden was) actually really nice. I think...

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