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- Tiffany Threadgould – Terracycle
- Megan Garner – Philadelphia School District
- Timothy McDonald – Onion Flats
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According to most scientists, we have less than 12 years left to take meaningful action on climate change. The “Green New Deal” is being talked about in the media, a...
