Note: These stories are from
Represent and its sister publication,
YCteen, which is written by New York City public high school students.
Sherilyn learns how her habit of littering affects sea life and begins to care about the environment.
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Climate change isn't a far off concept, it's affecting us now. Cindy urges our politicians to make the issue a priority and to take immediate actions.
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Using specific examples from their lives, contest winners write to President Obama about why he needs to make climate change a priority today.
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You can't swim or fish in Brooklyn's polluted canal, but the EPA and a handful of concerned citizens are working hard to clean it up.
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