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This State Might Require Public Schools to Teach Climate Change

This State Might Require Public Schools to Teach Climate Change

Reading, writing, arithmetic … and climate science. That doesn’t have the same ring as the “three Rs” of education, but Connecticut could one day require the subject to be on the curriculum, The Associated Press reported. A Connecticut state lawmaker is pushing a bill to mandate the teaching of climate change in public schools throughout […]

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    Judge Orders EPA to Comply With Clean Air Act in Ozone Lawsuit

    Judge Orders EPA to Comply With Clean Air Act in Ozone Lawsuit

    A federal judge ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to fight air pollution entering New York and Connecticut from five other states, Reuters reported. The EPA had until August 2017 to complete plans for states that failed to adapt to new ozone air-quality standards set by the agency in 2008, but […]

    The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC

    The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC

    Greenpeace By Cassady Sharp The same law that contributed to George Zimmerman walking free out of a Florida courtroom last weekend after taking the life of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was primarily written by the same super lobbying group behind legislation protecting natural gas companies from disclosing chemicals used in fracking. The American Legislative Exchange Council, […]