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200-year-old historic landmark in Lahaina, the Waiola Church, is seen engulfed in flames.

Destruction Left in Wake of Maui Wildfires

Aarushi Kumar, Editor-in-Chief August 15, 2023

As Hurricane Dora swept past the Hawaiian islands a week ago, wildfires erupted across Hawaii with the largest fires on the island of Maui. The blazing fire had torn through homes and storefronts, with residents jumping into the...

The willow project’s pipelines cutting across Alaska’s picturesque landscape. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Extracting More Oil from Alaska Imperils the Environment

Shreyasi Sharma, Staff Reporter April 8, 2023

Adviser’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. Earth...

Caitlin Ward receiving a plant from the staff in Kinnelon High School.

Trees Don’t Stop Climate Change

Shreyasi Sharma, Staff Reporter August 29, 2022

 You were just given a plant by one of your colleagues as a gift on Earth Day, they gave one to everyone. Growing trees is easy, but keeping them alive is difficult; it is tedious and challenging, and you don't have time for...

Will climate change be affecting the typical spring weather this year?

Will climate change be affecting the typical spring weather this year?

Sophia Angermund, Staff Reporter March 30, 2022

What Exactly is Climate Change? Climate change is the long-term change in the typical weather patterns throughout the Earth’s climate. The greenhouse gasses that get put out, trapped in the atmosphere, create a blanket around...

Pollution threatens to destroy our planet as we know it

The Climate Change Situation

Sara Garg and Sophie Kempe January 23, 2022

As years pass by and businesses require more and more fossil fuels, the environment is deteriorating. Not only is the temperature rising but air pollution, acid rain, water pollution, global warming and many other consequences...

Biden’s Ambitious Agenda

Alex Garcia, Local/World News Editor January 20, 2021

Joe Biden now has the presidency, and his party controls the senate and the house. For Democrats, this is a time of celebration as they have limited opposition towards a new slate of policy proposals that could change the direction...

Save the Planet special.

Save the Planet: The Beauty of Adaptation

Camille Balo, Editor-in-Chief, STEM Editor December 11, 2020

Natural selection, evolution, whatever you wish to call it, these terms all boil down to the ability of a species to adapt to changes times, and as humans, we are probably one of the species most accustomed to adapting ourselves...

Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash

Save the Planet: What did RBG do for the Planet?

Abeeha Zaidi, Managing Editor, Layout October 23, 2020

Adviser’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members.  On...

Save the Planet: The Debate on Climate Change

Save the Planet: The Debate on Climate Change

Abeeha Zaidi, Managing Editor, Layout October 2, 2020

Adviser’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members.    On...

Biden and Trump in their respective government photos.

The Final Two: A look at the remaining 2020 candidates

Will Cappello and Alex Garcia May 7, 2020

Joe Biden Brief History: Age - Joe Biden is 77 and was born Nov. 20, 1942. Overview - He was born in Pennsylvania, and moved to Delaware in the third grade. He became a senator in 1973, and around that time his family...

Save the Planet: Is There Really a Light Amidst all this Darkness?

Save the Planet: Is There Really a Light Amidst all this Darkness?

Abeeha Zaidi, Staff Reporter April 22, 2020

Editor’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. Ambulances...

Two side by side pictures showing the difference of nitrogen dioxide between January and February in China of the same year.

Is COVID-19 a blessing in disguise?

Heidi Scherer-Blake, Staff Reporter April 16, 2020

Editor’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. A...

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