Like many public school districts in major U.S. cities, the School District of Philadelphia offers a variety of different high school experiences. Upon entering eighth grade, students and their families must decide whether they will pursue a high…
Climate change is exacerbating many weather phenomenon that negatively affects us all but to people living in the Western United States, the greatest threats to their way of life are droughts and wildfires. Wildfires are incredibly hard to predict as…
Government spending for agriculture in the U.S. is incredibly high, as the farming system the country currently runs on is based on large monocrop systems that grow commodity crops dependent on huge government subsidies. These maps display the…
"Air Quality and Poverty in Bronx, NY" examines the relationship between air pollution, household income, and traffic density across neighborhoods in New York City, particularly focusing on the Bronx. It highlights how neighborhoods with high poverty…
Invasive species are organisms that are not native to the ecosystem in which they inhabit. These species are often harmful to the environment, using up resources with no natural methods of regulation. Invasive species are a well established presence…
Sugar Maples, a staple of Eastern North America, are on the move. As climate change renders parts of its current habitat unsuitable, the species will expand to new areas as they become more befitting. Besides their beautiful changing leaves in the…