Ahlam Osman stood at the edge of a massive landfill in Arlington, a dozen miles from the Columbia River. The student watched as trucks dumped thousands of pounds of urban garbage and bulldozers pushed the refuse across a vast sandy field. She learned 65 long-haul trucks make their way every day from Portland to the dump site – and that’s not even half of the Portland metro region’s waste. For Osman, a Somali American who grew up steeped in Islam, a religion that disapproves of waste and excess, visiting the 12,000-acre Columbia Ridge Landfill as a high school senior three years ago proved life-changing. The experience drove Osman, now 22 and in her final year at Portland State University, to examine her personal impact on the environment and to explore how her religion aligns with the call for climate action. Read more at the link in our bio. #greenmovement #environmentallyfriendly #environment #theoregonian