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RELATED: 2019 Local Climate Change Reporting finalists
2019 Pacemaker Awards
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2019 Individual Awards
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First
Nikole Chumley, Matthew Conrardy, Lexi Phillips, Bailee Wicks
PULSE
Central Washington University
Opening the conversation on climate change: Harsh realities, sustainability and you
Second
Francesca Mathewes
14 East
DePaul University
Climate refugees: Who they are and why you should care
Third
Micah Bledsoe, Keerthi Vedantam
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Officials testify on climate change’s outsized effect on Indian Country
Fourth
Eric He, Diana Kruzman, Allen Pham, Kate Sequeira, Katherine Wiles
Daily Trojan
University of Southern California
Speck of green: Environmental degradation looms as the 21st century’s biggest challenge. But is USC doing enough?
Fifth
Katharine Piwonka
Vanguard
Portland State University
Stand up for climate justice: Climate change continues to impact marginalized communities
Honorable Mention
Aidan McGloin
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University
Cal Poly adapts to climate change, national report announces impacts
Honorable Mention
Megan Falk
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Sweetening the climate change deal: New York maple producers are adopting innovative technologies and environmentally sustainable techniques
Honorable Mention
Emily Galvin
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The smell of money’: Florence adds to environmental concerns over hog farming
Honorable Mention
Alex Hager
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon’s invisible world: Campus plays host to a diverse community of wildlife, if you just know where to look
Honorable Mention
Lexi Kerzman
The Volante
University of South Dakota
Global climate change impacts South Dakota communities