Stories of Student Impact
Community change starts with student-led solutions. Explore these stories to see how students are using civic skills to solve real-world environmental challenges.
Discover how students are building youth-adult partnerships and advocating for change, whether by fixing flooded school tracks or changing statewide air quality regulations.
Youth-Driven Winter Relief: How Kalispell Students Protect the Unhoused
Glacier High School students in Kalispell are addressing a critical natural hazard impacting their community.
Youth-Led Solutions for Equitable Wildfire Resilience
Students identified essential wildfire preparedness and evacuation information and worked to make these resources more accessible to multilingual residents.
Florida Students Lead the Charge Against Styrofoam
Students in the Everglades Foundation’s Champions in Action used Environmental Applied Civics to change their district’s policy around styrofoam!
Virginia Students Pass Statewide Bill to Improve Air Quality
In the fall of 2018, several students noticed something strange: a mushroom was growing out from underneath the baseboard in their classroom.
How Environmental Applied Civics Empowered Estes Park Students to Change Wildfire Codes
Since 2018, Estes Park middle school students have been at the center of a multi-year effort to address escalating environmental risks in their community.
Sheridan Students Reduce Flooding
Earth Force students in Sheridan, CO pushed for a solution to a stormwater problem at their school
JOIN OUR MISSION
