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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Students Demand Maine DEP Act To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:15
	Publish Date:		2018-05-16 05:11:07
	Description:		The Maine Department of Environmental Protection got an earful at a public hearing Tuesday from a group of high school and middle school students worried about climate change. The public hearing was prompted by a petition the students filed earlier this year about what they say is the state's failure to do its part to protect them. They're are asking the DEP to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are elements to the school day that can feel dire for any student. For 14-year-old Devyn Shaugnessy of Portland, it's when she learns about climate change in science class. She spoke about that as she waited for her turn to testify. "It's kind of sounding like a death sentence. It sounds like this inevitable world ending because of what we're doing, and there's nothing that we as kids can do about it. It's up to the adults. And it's frustrating because the adults aren't doing anything about it, because they won't be here. It's our problem," she says. It's a problem that
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