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Daily News Lesson January 30 2024

White House halts natural gas exports over climate concerns

Learn about a White House decision to curb growth of liquid natural gas exports

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Daily News Lesson September 21 2023

Fishing gear pile-up on Maine's coast contributes to plastic onslaught of oceans

Explore how lost or abandoned fishing gear harms marine life — and beyond

A rat jumps into a puddle in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Daily News Lesson September 17 2023

Inventing solutions to cities exploding rat populations

Does your city/town have a plan for controlling its rat population?

Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business

Learn about a conflict between the needs of lobster fishermen and the whales their activities are harming

Daily News Lesson April 25 2023

Saving Earth’s most threatened plants + Newswrap 4/26/23 + Student video

Hear from scientists who are preserving endangered plant species before it's too late

Daily News Lesson March 19 2023

Top Lesson: 5,000-mile-long mass of seaweed coming to shore + News wrap 3/20/23 + Student video

The 10-million ton mass changes in size from month to month with the peak generally hitting in the summer

FILE PHOTO: An emperor tamarin monkey is seen perched on a branch

Daily News Lesson February 10 2023

Breakthrough in nuclear fusion could massively alter future of clean energy

Learn how the breakthrough could help in the quest for keeping our planet healthy

Daily News Lesson December 13 2022

NASA's Artemis 1 mission marks a significant step toward returning astronauts to the moon

And other news stories for your students to choose from - Dec. 13, 2022

A health worker examines a man during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign on the occasion of World AIDS Day at the Kuchingoro IDPs camp in Abuja

Daily News Lesson September 22 2022

Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases — and other news for Sept. 23, 2022

Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Lesson plan: For Earth Day, examine other 'Don't Look Up' moments in history

In this lesson, explore the ways crises such as climate change are often ignored and why

Daily News Lesson February 10 2022

Biologists take drastic measures to save Florida manatees at risk of starvation

Learn why endangered manatees off the coast of Florida are threatened, and what needs to be done to protect them

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