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Veteran art teacher Carolyn McGrath incorporates climate change into her art classes at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, N.J. by encouraging her students to think of art as a tool.

New Jersey requires climate change education. A year in, here's how it's going

In 2020, New Jersey became the first state in the country to require climate change education across grade levels and in most subjects. The standards were rolled out this past year.

Stateside for Thursday, March 24, 2016

A bill to protect freedom of expression and of the press for Michigan student journalists at public schools and universities was unanimously passed out of…

State officials check out the Detroit Bulk Storage site.

Storage company that caused Detroit River shoreline collapses to leave site

Detroit Bulk Storage is vacating the site where it caused two accidents in two years that resulted in sediment getting into the Detroit River.

Climate activists in Grand Rapids urge Democrats to support Green New Deal

More than 150 protesters gathered in downtown Grand Rapids as part of a national climate strike Friday.They want Senator Gary Peters and other Democrats…

Do not eat the fish because of pfas sign

DEQ expert who warned of PFAS risk in 2012 explains why it took the state years to respond

How well has the State of Michigan responded to the problem of PFAS contamination of our groundwater? That was the focus of a Grand Rapids hearing Tuesday…

Mike Joe Sr. and family are packed and ready to evacuate St. Mary's if necessary. The family plans to cross the Yukon River by boat and camp if they have to leave their home.

The Yup'ik people of St. Mary's, Alaska, are working to save their village from fire

Residents of St. Mary's in southwestern Alaska are donating food to firefighters and helping clear brush as the region's largest wildfire looms just a few miles from town.

Palestinians participate in rally marking last year's anniversary of what the Palestinians call the "Nakba," or "catastrophe" referring to their uprooting in the war over Israel's 1948 creation, in front of the UNESCO offices in Gaza City.

The U.N. is marking the 75th anniversary of Palestinians' displacement

The international body is following through on a resolution to memorialize the mass displacement of Palestinians from their homes in 1948 that coincided with the founding of Israel.

There is a myth about mass migration to Europe. But some people do risk it all

The challenges facing Africa are real, but depending on who you talk to, the solution is either to risk it all for a better life in Europe or stay on the continent and fight for a better future there.

Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chairwoman of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers remarks during a hearing on Oct. 13, 2022. (Also pictured are Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Adam Kinzinger.)

Liz Cheney, focused on stopping Trump, hasn't ruled out 3rd-party presidential run

The former representative says a second Trump presidency would be an "existential threat" to democracy: "There's simply no defense, no excuse for putting that power back in the hands of Donald Trump."

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says in nature, the weaker animals are usually the ones killed by predators. That changes when cars are involved: "Roadkill is not only eliminating animals, it's in many cases eliminating those healthy animals that populations need to remain strong,"

Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.

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