It is no secret that Ireland is under threat from a wide variety of environmental challenges. The importance of environmental journalism in informing and empowering the public is more acute now than ever. Without environmental journalism, the public would have a very difficult time trying to parse out the facts versus misinformation regarding the environment in which they live. While running projects at school or in the community, students should contact national and local news press regarding environmental problems, potential solutions, and how schools can be an agent for change in communities.