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6 Ways STEM Educators Can Enhance Student Engagement in Our Democracy

Union of Concerned Scientists

Educators in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) inspire students daily by revealing what we’ve discovered about the world around us and what we can do next with the latest innovations. There are many nonpartisan strategies STEM educators can take to foster political awareness and action in their students.

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Growing Shade Equity, One Tree at a Time

Union of Concerned Scientists

s urban forest is concentrated where only 1% of the city’s population lives , endangering lower-income communities and people of color with hotter-feeling summers and poor environmental quality. Nearly 20% of L.A.’s From one neighborhood to the next, heat is not experienced evenly. Social factors, too, affect heat outcomes.

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Big Oil’s Denial and Delay Is Endangering Our Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

degrees Celsius of warming, I think it’s essential to review how we got here, so we can forge a new path forward. C is terrifying because it signifies that decisionmakers are more concerned about profits and power than human rights, and the very real environmental justice issues communities are facing. Approaching 1.5

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A Montana Victory for the Youth Climate Movement

Legal Planet

The plaintiffs won this case on climate science. The court describes them as “well-qualified” experts who gave “informative and credible testimony.”  The state failed to put up a serious defense when it came to contesting this science. It’s a decision worth reading , as U.S. Here are some highlights from Held v.

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FRESH, July 26, 2022: Citizens Divided Over Wind Energy in Lake Erie

Circle of Blue

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. Fresh from the Great Lakes News Collaborative. In the News.

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FRESH, August 9, 2022: Unmonitored Ag May Account for Majority of Lake Erie Manure Pollution

Circle of Blue

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. Fresh from the Great Lakes News Collaborative. In the News.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

A new wave of cases differs from traditional environmental lawsuits by highlighting the connections between preserving the Amazon and the climate, the grave risk of greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation, and the critical role of the forest as a major global carbon sink. The timing of these climate disputes is not accidental.