The Challenge: Building Environmental Literacy in K-12 Students Environmental science in the United States is at a critical point: in the face of numerous environmental challenges, the public consistently ranks environmental issues among their lowest priorities,1 scientific literacy is on the decline,2 and politics (rather than science) often dictates environmental action.3 To address this predicament, […]
Author Archives: Jenna Hartley
Jenna Hartley is an ORISE Participant at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development in Research Triangle Park, NC. She is also pursuing a PhD at North Carolina State University under the guidance of Dr. Kathryn Stevenson, focusing on environmental education. A former classroom science teacher, Jenna’s work centers on empowering students to be environmental change-agents in their families, schools, and communities.