Tag: environmental education
N.J. steps up climate change education
N.J. has significantly upgraded its climate change education plan for students in the state, hoping to move toward a clean-energy future.
Centennial fans, amid flood warning, flood football field
1st home victory in 8 years at a Md. high school; the state's capital experienced flooding that brought kayakers into the streets.
New NASA, ESA satellite to continue ocean study
NASA & the European Space Agency launched a new satellite into space on a SpaceX rocket to continue a 30-year study of the oceans.
Bacterial enzymes degrade plastic soda bottles
Recycling plastic is an important step in eliminating the pollution that fills our landfills, oceans, and our food supply. Enzymes can help.
Feds boost Bay funding
Restoration efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed received a boost in federal funding in the budget Congress passed last month.
Fox Island disappears in the Chesapeake
An island that has provided some environmental education for many is being lost to rising sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay.
Envt. is killing kids in an Ind. Trump county
As Trump tries to rollback environmental regulation, some supporters and foes are pushing in the opposite direction.
U.S. tornado alley expands eastward
Research has detected a pattern in the occurrence of tornadoes related to climate change: 'Tornado Alley' is expanding.
Pulitzer Center creates climate change lesson plans
Lesson plans at all levels, from the Pulitzer Center in partnership with The New York Times, help share info about climate change.
It’s been a rainy July
Rain, rain, and more rain. The flooding all this rain has brought could set recovery efforts in the Chesapeake Bay back a bit.