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The Smoke That Erased the Neighbours

by Rania Ali | Nov 28, 2025 | Ideas & Inspiration, In My Town, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

Air pollution has become the new normal for student Rania Ali’s community. But instead of resigning herself to the impacts on her health, life, and education, she is pushing back. Read her call for change. Every year, for the last 10 years or so, there comes one...
From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Tech is Saving the Ozone

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Tech is Saving the Ozone

by Arinze Okigbo | May 18, 2023 | Research & Studies

Our dealing with the ozone crisis provides a roadmap for future successes. The Bluedot Institute features conversations with middle and high school students about the environmental projects and research at their schools. Arinze Okigbo attends Thacher School in Ojai,...

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