IN THIS ISSUE...

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Design by Gabrielle Lashley

Index / Cafeteria food waste

Club Corner: Volunteer for our Sphere Club / Native plants feature

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Youth climate activism / Green orgs. to support

High lead levels in school water / Patron ad / Lead water response editorial Leadership class recycling / Deforestation in Brazil opinion

Car-dependent cities opinion / Climate change in education bill follow-up

Design by Gabrielle Lashley

Letter From The Editor

For this special issue, we focused exclusively on the effects of climate change, especially in relation to our school. This is the first special issue in The Pearl Post history and we are proud to have used it to amplify the fears, frustrations, hopes and actions of young people as climate change continues to jeopardize our future.

Our efforts focused not just on covering the topic of climate change—but on creatively and impactfully localizing the stories that stem from it.

We worked to adapt our standard issue structure for this special issue and incorporated artwork on almost every page. We hope that as you read through it, the voices of the many young people we featured shine through.

- Delilah Brumer