11/11/2020: President signs order backing 1 Trillion Trees effort - U.S. Energy Use

 

Today's Article: President signs order backing 1 Trillion Trees effort
From: The Washington Examiner
Readability Score: 15.0

The White House recently supported an initiative called One Trillion Trees, an effort to address climate change by planting a huge number of trees over the next decade. Discuss various efforts to address climate change and provide power in this article; then help your students see why reliable energy makes a huge difference in people's lives in People, Power, & Prosperity!

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Readability Score: 8.1

4/27/2016: 'Everyone Has the Right to Breathe': The Most- and Least-Polluted U.S. Cities - Bride Shaves Head on Wedding Day in Tribute to Terminally Ill Husband

Today's Article: 'Everyone Has the Right to Breathe': The Most- and Least-Polluted U.S. Cities (12.3)
From: Washington Post

Residents of just four American metropolitan areas have had regular access to healthy air in recent years.

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4/20/2016: Pentagon Proposal on 'Rooney Rule' for Minority Officers Raising Concerns - Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative

Today's Article: Pentagon Proposal on 'Rooney Rule' for Minority Officers Raising Concerns (14.1)
From: USA Today

Each of the services and special operations forces have struggled for years to diversify its top brass with little effect.

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