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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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Bukola Adebayo
In this video, Bukola Adebayo discusses the environmental impact of sand dredging along Lagos...
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Project
Uranium Dreams
The uranium boom reshaped the American southwest in the 1950s and 1960s. Ben Mauk reports on the...
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Fine sand is fast disappearing along Lagos coastlines due to unchecked dredging activities. Miners...
![Still image from "Shifting Sands." Drone footage by Editi Effiong. Nigeria, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-13-17/screen_shot_2017-09-13_at_12.18.29_pm.png.webp?h=73958d6b&itok=rwz2DaZq "Still image from "Shifting Sands." Drone footage by Editi Effiong. Nigeria, 2017.")
![Shao Jian Feng, 26, holds a Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in his home on the outskirts of Beijing. This juvenile is only two and half years old, but when fully grown can reach up to six metres, making it the largest reptile in the world. It's just one of five crocodilians he owns, along with two other large snakes. "There are twenty three crocodilian species in the world. We hope to collect all of them", he boasts. A Saltwater Crocodile can retail for up to 9000RMB (US$1500). In the wild, they…](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-10-17/gallagher-exotic-pets.jpg.webp?h=56d0ca2e&itok=jUsUlyXw "Shao Jian Feng, 26, holds a Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in his home on the outskirts of Beijing. This juvenile is only two and half years old, but when fully grown can reach up to six metres, making it the largest reptile in the world. It's just one of five crocodilians he owns, along with two other large snakes. "There are twenty three crocodilian species in the world. We hope to collect all of them", he boasts. A Saltwater Crocodile can retail for up to 9000RMB (US$1500). In the wild, they can be found mainly in South East Asia and Northern Australia. Image by Sean Gallagher. China, 2017.")
