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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
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Educator Voices November 04 2021

Take part in the largest climate change lesson in the world
Join a global educational event from the Glasgow climate conference
UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow
Daily News Lesson November 02 2021

Here’s what’s at stake if we don’t act on climate change
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Daily News Lesson November 01 2021

World leaders head to Glasgow for 'COP26' climate summit
Hear what world leaders are set to discuss in a major climate meeting, and what difference it could make
Smoke from California wildfires fill skies in San Francisco
Daily News Lesson October 15 2021

How fires, dry conditions are drastically increasing air pollution across California
Hear from one local reporter about why air has never been as polluted in central California as it is right now
Oil spill off the coast of California has come ashore in Huntington beach
Daily News Lesson October 05 2021

Clean up to take weeks following massive oil spill in Southern California
Learn how a recent oil spill could affect an ecosystem for months to come
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer holds news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson August 12 2021

Democrats push for broader investments in jobs, families and climate change
Discuss the Senate bill that would provide $3.5 trillion in investments for climate change, family programs and health programs
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Daily News Lesson August 04 2021

Severe drought reignites conflicts over land and water use
Discover how drought is causing rifts between two communities in the Klamath Basin
Bootleg Fire continues to grow in size
Daily News Lesson July 21 2021

West U.S. wildfires are so extreme that they’re creating lightning, fire whirls
PBS NewsHour discusses the worsening problem with wildfires in the west
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Daily News Lesson June 25 2021

Recycling plastic has been an uphill challenge. Could chemical recycling change that?
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