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• December 18, 2020
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December 28, 2020 A Push for Teaching Climate Studies in Classrooms Nationwide Should Climate Change Be Taught in U.S. Schools? Two former U.S. education secretaries recently penned a letter to President-Elect Joe Biden to encourage teaching climate change to the more than 50 million children enrolled in U.S. public schools. John King and Arne Duncan, both former top education officials, …

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• December 9, 2020
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December 15, 2020 The U.S. is the Number One Source of Plastic in the World A Look at How Humans Can Help Reduce Use of Plastics On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the natural world’s current dismal state and placed the responsibility squarely on humanity’s shoulders. In a speech, delivered at Columbia University in New York, …

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• November 16, 2020
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November 24, 2020 Declining Snow in Northeast Region Will Have Lasting Effects Longer Transition Period Between Winter and Spring will Disrupt Dependent Ecosystems   Climate change has negatively affected snowfall in the U.S. Northeast region. Through the years, the Northeast has experienced, on average, 73 percent snow coverage, leaving 27 percent of the region uncovered. Looking at the data and …

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• November 13, 2020
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November 17, 2020 Exploring Population Issues in Australia Ignoring Population: The United States and Australia Face Similar Problems Talking about population growth is important. Discussions must take place for understanding and progress to follow. Yet, mainstream media continues to dodge population issues in favor of practically any other topic. An article, originally published by Australian National University and featured online …

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• November 9, 2020
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November 10, 2020 Drought Conditions Persist in Parts of the U.S. High Temperatures and No Rain Plaguing the West With wildfires still raging nationwide, particularly in the West, researchers agree that drought is the major contributor. As the air cools and winter approaches, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a stark warning in their winter outlook, stating: “Drought conditions …

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• November 2, 2020
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November 03, 2020 Study of Bee Population Outlines How Farmers Can Protect Bees Scientists in the U.S. and abroad have been aware, for some time now, that bees are in trouble. A recent study found that the combined threat of multiple stressors has endangered wild bee populations. Bees play an important role in the pollination of “…flowering trees and wildflowers, …