Beat Check with The Oregonian

Students, legislators push for school districts to tackle climate change: Beat Check podcast

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At the end of September, students from 50 school districts across the country launched a new campaign to spur climate action in classrooms, school buildings and in the job market.

In this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive's environmental justice reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Adah Crandall, a 17-year-old youth climate organizer and recent graduate of Portland’s Grant High School. They discuss the student campaign, new legislation and recent efforts at climate change denial in classrooms across the U.S.

Read more about youth climate activism on The Oregonian/OregonLive:

  • Portland youth stage climate strike, call for action from state, federal leaders
  • A Portland high school student has Oregon governor’s ear on environmental justice
  • A climate education bill, spearheaded by teachers and students, gets a spotlight in Salem
  • Climate change kids get ‘remarkable win’ in Montana court
  • NW Natural booklet for schoolkids becomes flashpoint in climate change debate

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