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Happenings August 2022
This summer has been particularly eventful in the transition to clean energy- with notable action (and inaction) being taken at the federal level to address climate change. This blog post discusses a recent setback for the transition to clean energy: the Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA.

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Happenings July 2022

4-H gives youth many opportunities to interact with the community through service learning activities, local fair participation, and other events. In addition, building life skills like social skills, communication, and leadership give youth confidence to be leaders in their communities.

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For the past several months, we have highlighted two of the Dane County students participating in local government through the Youth in Governance Program (YGP). Each youth representative is appointed to a Dane County Board committee and is matched with a County Board Supervisor to serve as a mentor. In addition to learning how county government functions, the YGP representatives bring youth voices to local government decisions. Read on to learn about Emily and Ronan and their experience in the Youth Governance Program.

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