🌍  Voices On the Impact of Climate and the Environment  ✍️

The National Youth Action Team of Citizens’ Climate Lobby is looking to elevate stories from across the United States that show how climate change is affecting the future workers, voters, and leaders of America. By working together, we can highlight the diverse ways our generation perceives and responds to the climate crisis, share stories that matter, and raise national awareness.

Think of it as a collaborative project with localized chapters—each person contributing their own unique voice and writing.

Why Participate

• Elevate young generations’ voices on a national platform
• Tell important climate stories from your community
• Get experience working on a cross-school, multi-state reporting project
• Be part of something that could gain media attention beyond the student press

Whether climate change has influenced your life, the people you know, or your town, your story belongs in this collection.

Prompt

How is climate change affecting you, your school, or your community?

Write about the local effects of climate change in your area. 

How it Works:

Write Your Story ✍

Respond to the prompt in 300-800 words: How is climate change affecting you, your school, or your community?  Feel free to write about local impacts, personal experience, or changes you’ve witnessed.  

Publish and submit 🗞

Publish your article in your school newspaper and/or your local newspaper. Then submit a copy and the link to the published piece in this form. Even if you are unable to have your piece published, upload a PDF, and we will still highlight your work. 

Join the national map 🗺

Once approved, you will see your story on an interactive map on our website showcasing youth climate stories from all across the country. The submissions will be publicly accessible on our website’s map!

Share, get featured, and vote🏆

We will hold periodic polls for the public to vote for their favorite pieces. All approved submissions have a place on our website regardless of votes, but the submission with the most votes will be given extra publicity! Share your piece with your friends, family, and classmates to get more votes and showcase your work.

Writing Guidance

Need help with structuring your article? This link takes you to an example article with writing guidance on how you can structure your own piece. Feel free to use this as a loose formula as you get creative, crafting a unique piece that details your insights and experiences.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the submission process, would like help brainstorming what to write about, or anything else, please email .