How do we fix our warming planet? 12 young essayists share their hopes, their outrage and some strategies for change
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Sometimes we have to escalate to be heard when we’re demanding a livable future
Meet the Long Beach student who fought for green schools — and won
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‘I started organizing in high school for climate justice, and I credit a lot of my drive and passion to both my grandmas.’
— Sim Bilal
What will happen if someone you love has asthma and can’t breathe?
How do I feel about climate change? Terrified — but action is essential
‘Pick up a rake, get dirty, and then you’ll be protecting the land’
Plastic is what’s forming our future, and it’s killing us
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‘I need to care about the environment now instead of waiting until I’m grown. Older generations waited too long.’
— Sophia Perez
We should brainstorm methods to reduce, reuse and recycle
My town became environmentally conscious and so did I
Just out of high school and blockading the door to JD Vance’s office
Greenhouse gases are bad for the Earth
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‘I think if a bunch of people just do little things to help, and try to do it every day, or at least maybe once a week, then we could make some big changes.’
— Declan McAdams
Climate change and the case for nuclear fusion
He started his climate activism in kindergarten
Typography by Anna Mills