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Huge ice falls at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier stir awe and concern

Daily News Lesson July 07 2025

Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers

Learn about new research showing the Paris Agreement’s climate goal may not be enough to stop dangerous sea level rise

Exhaust rises from the stacks of the Harrison Power Station in Haywood

Daily News Lesson November 14 2024

How the Trump administration might change environmental policy

Discuss what the new Trump administration might do on environmental policy

energy

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

Oceans

Daily News Lesson March 06 2023

Top stories: Historic deal to protect oceans + News wrap 3/6/23 + Student video

Learn about an international treaty that aims to protect marine life outside any country's borders

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Daily News Lesson February 15 2022

Western states face challenging future amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years

Hear how a historic drought in the U.S. West may affect life there in the future, and what can be done about it

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks to reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson December 20 2021

Manchin rejects Build Back Better bill over ‘inexcusable’ differences with White House

Learn why Biden and the Democrats have struggled to pass one of their most ambitious bills

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Daily News Lesson April 01 2021

Will offshore wind energy drive renewable energy push?

Discuss promise and obstacles with renewable energy sources

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Lesson Plan May 31 2016

Take a poll, debate the issue: Environmental policy

Where do students stand on environmental policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll before and after they debate the issue to see if their views change.

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