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Young activists testify at first select committee hearing on the Climate Crisis

Young activists testify at first select committee hearing on the Climate Crisis

by Dwight A. Weingarten | Apr 5, 2019 | Environment

WASHINGTON — Several young climate activists on Thursday chastised all three branches of the federal government for not acting aggressively to address the growing threat of global warming. At the first hearing of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis,...
VIDEO: Young activists stage “Climate Strike” in DC

VIDEO: Young activists stage “Climate Strike” in DC

by Brock Hall | Mar 20, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics

  Hundreds of young activists gathered in front of the US Capitol Building on Friday to demand action on climate change. Speakers included Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and her daughter Isra Hirsi, one of the organizers of the strike. After her speech, Omar also...
VIDEO: What is the Sunrise Movement?

VIDEO: What is the Sunrise Movement?

by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics

Last week, a video of children pleading with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal., to back the Green New Deal resolution went viral on Twitter. The video, which now has about 10 million views, was posted by the Sunrise Movement, an environmental activist organization...
Climate scientists still reeling from shutdown’s impact on research

Climate scientists still reeling from shutdown’s impact on research

by Brock Hall | Feb 21, 2019 | Environment, Topics

The recent government shutdown’s effect on climate research could have unfortunate consequences in the near future, according to climate scientists. All but one of the 200 researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were furloughed for 35 days,...
Democrat-led House Science Committee holds first hearing on climate change

Democrat-led House Science Committee holds first hearing on climate change

by Brock Hall | Feb 14, 2019 | Environment, Topics

Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee invited experts on Wednesday to lay out climate change concerns before their sometimes skeptical Republican colleagues in the panel’s first hearing of the new Congress. “Climate change is real,” said...

In West Virginia: More Jobs, Fewer People

by Beverly Banks | Nov 29, 2018 | Demographics, Energy, Environment, Featured, Politics

WEST VIRGINIA’S employment numbers have risen thanks to more coal, natural gas and construction projects, but young people say they need more diverse career options in order to stay in the state.   According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’...
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