NY State Climate Justice Working Group
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Provided by: New York State Climate Act|Published on: February 12, 2024
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Synopsis
- This article examines the responsibilities and actions of New York's Climate Justice Working Group, the environmental legislation that this group is empowered by, and the geographical makeup of this group.
- Students will read about the vote to approve criteria related to climate justice, the Climate Act's role in this group's work, and the representatives that comprise the group.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Civics
Authors: New York State Climate Act
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New York
Languages: English
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Positives
- This article is well-organized and easy to understand.
- This article provides students with positive information regarding climate change legislation.
Additional Prerequisites
- Under the article, there is an archive of this group's past meetings.
- It may help students to have an intermediate understanding of environmental injustice/racism.
- Students should understand how air pollution impacts health.
Differentiation
- Students can use this article for a research project on efforts to fight environmental injustice in the United States.
- Language arts students can write informative pieces to explain environmental injustice.
- This article can enhance a classroom discussion on groups that have dealt with environmental injustice and why this injustice occurred in the first place.
- Students can research the Clean Air Act and other forms of environmental legislation.
- After reading this article, history students can do more research to create a timeline of historical events that have contributed to the current circumstances of environmental racism and injustice.
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