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
This Week: The Pope and Xi, Religion and Environment
Our latest e-book offers surprising insights on a growing global debate about the environment.
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Students will explore the potential impact of Pope Francis's call for ecological preservation and contrast trends in China that are prompting Buddhists there to be better environmental stewards.
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Lesson Plans
Clean Water: A Global Challenge
In this lesson, students explore the causes and consequences of the fragile water and sanitation infrastructure in Nepal.
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Students will make connections between history 600 years ago and present problems confronting South American Countries such as Brazil and Peru.
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Lesson Plans
Soil Pollution in China
Essential questions: What is the cost of industrialization and who pays it? How do we determine whether food is safe? How do you balance food security (production) and food safety?
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Lesson Plans
Ocean Health and Overfishing
Standards-aligned lessons to support student learning around overfishing and ocean health.
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PART OF: Ghana: What are the Effects of Relying on Offshore Drilling for Economic Development?September 11, 2015
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