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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Pulitzer Center Update
Vanishing Groundwater Project Receives Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
Pulitzer Center grantees receive award for helping audiences understand the global significance of...
August 22, 2016 -
Pulitzer Center Update
From India to California, Sand Mining Poses a Challenge for Environmentalists
Regulators may soon close America's last coastal sand mine. Can the Indian activists covered by...
August 19, 2016 -
Lesson Plans
Religion and the Environment in China
Students analyze the structure and purpose of "Searching for Sacred Mountain," a 20-minute documentary that explores connections between Buddhism and environmental sustainability practices in China.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Leslie Roberts
Leslie Roberts, deputy news editor at Science, traveled to Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand to report...
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Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: The World's Disappearing Sand
Pulitzer Center grantee Vince Beiser documents sand-related conflict and environmental degradation.
August 3, 2016 -
Lesson Plans
The World's Disappearing Sand
Students analyze how an author structures and supports a story about disappearing sand reserves, then create visual campaigns that increase awareness about sand depletion.
