News Articles
  • Full citation and link
    • Ians. (2015). Eco-activists urge government to save Yamuna river. The Times of India
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
    • "In the process the water bodies, the dense forests, the ancient ghats, have all disappeared, the activists opined."
    • "This is resulting in a freak weather, abrupt rains or dry weather or hail storms. We are moving on a suicidal course"
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
    • Eco activists are urging the India of government to save the Yamuna River.
    • Activists claim that the state and central government have lost control of pollution and have let water flood from the plains into the river, resulting in complete contamination of the Yamuna river.
    • Activist stated that the only method being suggested is concretization of the landscape.
      • In this porcess, forests, ancient ghats and more have started to disapear.
    • IN addition to the natural disasters, there are believed to be links to the pollltuiona nd irregular weatehr patters such as abrupt rain and hail
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
    • ISKCON members
    • Friends of Vrindavan(spiritual leader)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
    • warning government that they are on a suicidal path
    • calling them out on a specific issue topic that is visible
    • the government is being called on to fix these issues as they are the ones in control of pollution
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
    • Focuses more on environmental concerns-
    • Interference: with one of the biggest rivers in India its pollution not only a resource for the country, it symbolizes the pollutive state of the country.
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?
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  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?


  • Full citation and link.
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?


  • Full citation and link.
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?

  • Full citation and link.
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?


  • Full citation and link.
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?

  • Full citation and link.
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?

  • Full citation and link.
  • What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
  • What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
  • What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
  • What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
  • How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
  • What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?