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We are finding, coaching and training public media\u2019s next generation. This <\/span>#nprnextgenradio<\/a> project is created in Oregon, where five talented reporters are participating in a week-long state-of-the-art training program.<\/span><\/p>\n In this project we are highlighting the experiences of people whose lives are being affected by climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Project Description” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||on||||||” text_font_size=”13px” header_font=”|700|on|on|||||” header_font_size=”25px” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#98bedb” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”29px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo credit: US. Govt. NOAA via flickr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/dC5zvw3cDdE” admin_label=”YouTube Video” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Video Teaser” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Venus Edlin speaks with Adah Crandall, a young environmental organizer in Portland, Oregon who wants to secure a better future for her generation. The 16-year-old has been an activist since seventh grade, brought to action by the smog and pollution that shrouded her middle school. She tells us about her frustrations with the previous generations\u2019 lack of action and her experiences organizing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”HERO IMAGE OPTION 1: Background image: DELETE IF NOT NEEDED” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/Venus_Yunyi.jpg” background_blend=”multiply” custom_margin=”-2px|||||” custom_padding=”12%||39.4%|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||6px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Illustrator credit” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Illustration by Yunyi Dai<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”7px||35px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” admin_label=”Post Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Oswald||||||||” title_font_size=”42px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.2em” meta_text_color=”#04a3e3″ meta_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||12px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n When Adah Crandall would stand in the playground of her middle school, all she could see was the freeway and diesel trucks going by, that image had a profound impact on her life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 16-year-old climate activist in Portland, Oregon is just like other teenage girls, who enjoy painting their nails and riding their bike. However, unlike most teenage girls, she spends most of her time fighting for a better future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_audio audio=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/OPB_2022_VE_Mix4Transcript.mp3″ title=”PORTLAND TEEN FIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE” artist_name=”VENUS EDLIN” album_name=”Next Generation Radio | OPB | July 2022″ admin_label=”Story Audio” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#00bff3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_audio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/Crandall2.jpg” alt=”A young girl stands in front of a tree.” title_text=”Crandall2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Adah Crandall lives near Irving Park in Northeast Portland. The park is near her middle school and where city officials plan to expand Interstate Highway 5. (Photo Credit: Venus Edlin)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/Crandall3.jpg” alt=”A green bag is scattered with buttons, mostly related to climate action and student movements, but some also feature animated characters like \u201cMy Neighbor Totoro.\u201d” title_text=”Crandall3″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Crandall\u2019s bag is covered with buttons from her causes as well as a few of her other favorite things. Since she bikes more often during the summer, she has a spot for it in her bike\u2019s basket. (Photo Credit: Venus Edlin)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Her activism began in seventh grade at Harriet Tubman Middle school, located next to Interstate 5. The effects of the pollution were undeniable as the smog infiltrated their classrooms and her peers described the negative health effects. Crandall recalled one of her friends being re-diagnosed with asthma after attending the middle school.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 4a” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cIt didn’t really feel like we had a choice,\u201d Crandall said. \u201cBecause if you’re a seventh grader, and you learn there’s a freeway next to your school that has pollution that’s been linked to asthma and lung cancer, and the Department of Transportation wants to widen it literally into the hillside that your playground is on, you’re not just going to stand there and do nothing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Crandall is not alone in her worries. According to the <\/span>Climate Change and Youth Mental Health Study <\/span><\/a>released by the Oregon Health Authority in June, 59% of 10,000 youth surveyed reported feeling very or extremely worried about climate change. 84% were at least moderately worried. Many others reported feeling sad, helpless and afraid, the results also showed.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]