It's not easy keeping up with the news about our world, our communities, and our health. In light of current events and our attention to environmental literacy and justice, here are some articles and resources that might help us consider what teaching and learning might look like during and beyond this pandemic.
The pandemic could be a call to action on climate change (Washington Post, 4/23/20)
Environmental impacts of coronavirus crisis, challenges ahead (UN Conference on Trade and Development, 4/20/20)
Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’: The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next (Financial Times, 4/3/20)
The Pandemic Is Turning the Natural World Upside Down: Widespread social-distancing measures have produced some jarring effects across land, air, and sea. (The Atlantic, 4/2/20)
Will Covid-19 have a lasting impact on the environment?: Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen across continents as countries try to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Is this just a fleeting change, or could it lead to longer-lasting falls in emissions? (BBC, 3/27/20)
Pollution is plummeting in Italy in the wake of coronavirus, emissions data show: What already happened in China now appears to be happening in another country facing a dire outbreak and a broad lockdown aimed at halting its spread (The Washington Post, 3/13/20)
State, Local Officials Highlight Racial Disparities in Coronavirus Deaths (US News and World Report 4/13/20)
New Research Links Air Pollution to Higher Coronavirus Death Rates (4/7/20)
BIPOC CRASH COURSE: GREEN NEW DEAL & CORONAVIRUS (4-day workshop from Sunrise Movement led by and made for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color April 21-24, 2020)
Coronavirus: Protect Yourself and Stand Against Racism (Facing History & Ourselves)
Crash Course: Green New Deal & Coronavirus (4-day course, 1 hour per day April 21-23 for young people)
Earth Day & the Coronavirus (CHSSP Current Context)
Emergence Magazine: Ecology, Culture, and Spirituality (During this pandemic, they are publishing new content that explores deeper themes and questions emerging at this time. Their stories reveal new opportunities to deeply connect with each other and the living world—in the midst of this crisis and beyond.)
The Coronavirus, Animals, and Human Health (CHSSP Current Context)