Environment
Around the world, the environment is increasingly under threat from industrial pollution, business development of the wilderness and climate change. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Environment” feature reporting that covers climate change, deforestation, biodiversity, pollution, and other factors that impact the health of the world around us. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on the environment.
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In this lesson, students read a short text [5-10 minutes] about how exotic pet ownership leads to loss in biodiversity, and respond to writing prompts. Students can be introduced to the subject with...
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Students will learn about how climate change impacts the Arctic Ocean. They will also explore how scientific information is communicated to the public.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Warren Cornwall
Warren Cornwall, a freelance journalist and contributing correspondent to Science magazine, traveled...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Ben Mauk Wins 2018 Spur Award for 'States of Decay' Story
Pulitzer Center grantee Ben Mauk is a 2018 Spur Award Winner for short nonfiction. The Western...
May 3, 2018 -
Despite death threats, environmentalist Phyllis Omido is fighting the Kenyan government, demanding...
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Project
THAW: Into the Deep, Dark Arctic
As the ice vanishes, will the Arctic die? Aboard the Norwegian research vessel Helmer Hanssen, Eli...
![Title screen of "Thaw Part 2." Image by Vox. United States, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/04-22-18/eli-kintisch-thaw-part-two.jpg.webp?h=f83499c7&itok=MWaNUzMy "Title screen of "Thaw Part 2." Image by Vox. United States, 2018.")
