teen activism

Lead plaintiff Rikki Held listens to testimony during a hearing in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse on, June 20, 2023, in Helena, Mont.

Law

Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

The Associated Press

The ruling follows a first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S., adding to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.

Environment

Teens, Tweens And Their Supporters Gearing Up For 'The Zero Hour' Youth Climate March

Bellamy Pailthorp

Youth activists concerned about climate change are gearing up for protest marches worldwide this weekend. On Saturday, for the second year running,…

Tribal youth from across the Northwest work on comic book panels on another track of the recent health promotion conference.

Other News

Tribal youth using digital media to battle silent epidemic: suicide

Tom Banse

PORTLAND – According to government statistics, American Indians are 70 percent more likely to die by suicide than the general population. The high suicide…

Chino Celedon-Perez, a high school senior from Tacoma, is in D.C. with other youths from the Puget Sound region pushing for passage of the Youth Promise Act.

Education

NW teens advocate in D.C. for end to youth violence

Monica Spain

Teens from Seattle and Tacoma are meeting with lawmakers in Washington D.C. to advocate for an end to youth violence.They are pushing for the passage of…