Vermont teens call on lawmakers to act on climate change and pass the Affordable Heat Act – VTDigger
Jenna Hirschman, an Essex High School junior and Youth Lobby activist, speaks in support of statewide climate legislation at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, March 17, 2023. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger As legislators scrambled to meet crossover deadlines for…
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools – Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S. culture wars in education. Dozens of Oregon high schoolers submitted support of the bill,…
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools – ABC News
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S. culture wars in education. Dozens of Oregon high schoolers submitted support…
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools – The Associated Press – en Español
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S. culture wars in education. Dozens of Oregon high schoolers submitted…
Why we can’t solve the climate crisis without schools — and teachers – Los Angeles Times
This story was originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. When wildfire smoke blocked the sun and turned the sky orange above the San…
League of Women Voters prods Hudson to tackle climate-change concerns – Akron Beacon Journal
With data showing Hudson is creating an outsized impact on its environment in comparison with its neighbors, the League of Women Voters is prodding the affluent northern Summit County city to take the issue of climate change seriously. In the…
Republican Leaders Want to Reinvent the Party’s Climate Image. The Far Right Won’t Let Them – InsideClimate News
The Republican party has an image issue when it comes to climate change. For decades, the GOP has consistently pushed back against warnings from the science community that human-caused global warming poses an existential threat to the planet. And while…
A very American death: how Caleb Blair lost his life in the Phoenix heat
Caleb Blair entered the Circle K gas station in Phoenix asking for help. “I can’t breathe, I’m hot, I need to sit down. I can’t breathe,” he told the male cashier. He was sweaty, panting heavily, and struggling to stand…
Study: World likely to hit key warming threshold in 10-12 years – Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3
The world will likely breach the internationally agreed-upon climate change threshold in about a decade, and keep heating to break through a next warming limit around mid-century even with big pollution cuts, artificial intelligence predicts in a new study that’s…
‘Everything’s gone’: eerie silence on Enid Street provides a glimpse into Australia’s climate future
Losing everything changes you, says Margaret Kloostra. “You have to rethink things,” she says. “What are the things that are truly important to you?” Kloostra’s 79 years have afforded her ample opportunity to consider that question. The retired social worker,…
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