2019 Local Climate Change Reporting

Co-sponsored with the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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First
Aarti Malhotra
Acute pollen season raise s concerns about health, environment
The Woodstocker
Woodstock School
Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India

Second
Madison Huggins, Anusha Mathur
The aftermath: The school community reacts to the destruction of the Woolsey wildfire and the environmental factors that contributed
Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California

Third
Josephine Rozzelle
California on fire: climate change effects worsen
The Broadview
Convent of the Sacred Heart High School
San Francisco, California

Fourth
Wendy Gao
Climate change closer to home
Oakton Outlook
Oakton High School
Vienna, Virginia

Fifth
Lila Tulp
Midwest in distress: climate change is dramatically affecting the midwestern agriculture and will ultimately lead to long-term effects on the economy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Honorable mention
Zachary Khouri
The rising fear over climate change
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Honorable mention
Logan Little
Submerged: No place is immune to climate change — and sea level rise is quickly bringing its effects to Marin
The Tam News
Tamalpais High School
Mill Valley, California

Honorable mention
Michael Eng, Lucy Ge, Arya Maheshwari, Varsha Rammohan
The Green New Deal
Harker Aquila
The Harker School
San Jose, California

Honorable mention
Lottie Gidal
Running out of water
The Little Hawk
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable mention
Akansha Singh
Climate change: The plight inflicting worldwide damage, requiring worldwide attention
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas

NSPA

2019 Local Climate Change Reporting