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elephant
Daily Video January 20 2015

Great Elephant Census underway in Africa
Conservationists are racing to count all of Africa's elephants in the continent's remotest corners as their numbers dwindle.
MonarchButterflies
Daily Video January 12 2015

Monarch butterflies could make Endangered Species list
Deforestation in Mexico, where butterflies migrate during the winter, has contributed to their decline as well as the use of pesticides on U.S. farms.
drones
Daily Video January 07 2015

Drones help Peruvian archaeologists preserve ancient sites
Scientists are finding a new use for drones for research and conservation at Peru’s most important historical sites.
climatemarch
Student Voices September 29 2014

Why the People’s Climate March might not make a difference
Did the march leave enough of an impression on the government to reduce the damage we are doing to our own planet? Or was it just another event for the sake of having an event?
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Lesson Plan April 08 2014

Toxic trial: taking responsibility for environmental problems
IntroductionThis lesson plan and student contest were created to accompany a story from The Center …
Toxic_photo3
Post March 17 2014

Toxic trial evidence

NewsHour Extra has teamed up with The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Guardia…
Toxic_photo3
Post March 17 2014

"Inspire, Inform, Act" resources
It's great when students want to personally get involved and make a difference in the environment o…
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Post October 30 2013

How New York City Can Use Lessons from Sandy to Build The City of The Future
Background Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the day Superstorm Sandy hit the Eastern…
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Lesson Plan September 23 2013

Climate change as a scientific theory - Lesson Plan
By Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer for PBS NewsHour Extra Subjects Science, La…
firefighters
Post July 08 2013

Mega Wildfires Blamed on Changing Climate and Landscape
A raging wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona, killed 19 elite firefighters in one of the deadliest firefig…
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