Can journalists be citizen scientists? That was the heart of the piece we did about toxic emissions close to schools from a report by "USA Today." For the news investigation, "USA Today" reporters compiled existing information from the US Environmental Protection Agency and made correlations between school proximities and the sources of pollution. The story resonated here in the Bay Area because a number of schools ranked in the top percentile for pollution exposure according to his information, specifically schools in west Berkeley. Youth Radio help us with this piece. [2:44]

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pollution, schools

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toxic emissions, california academy of sciences, citizen science: air quality near schools, air quality data

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)