Environmental Advocacy
Edwin Lau Che-feng, founder of The Green Earth, has warned of a shrinking space for green advocacy in Hong Kong. The 68-year-old activist, who resigned from his director role last August, reflected on his 36-year career, citing the government's abrupt pause of a waste-charging scheme as the biggest blow.
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Wilma Dykeman Stokely, known as the First Lady of Appalachian Literature, played a key role in raising awareness about pollution in the French Broad River. Her 1955 book The French Broad highlighted environmental concerns and influenced later civic projects in Asheville. She passed away in 2006 and is buried in a North Asheville cemetery.