A short 550 to 700 word paper is assigned. The paper will involve two paragraphs. The first will be on a general issue of environmental concern (eg sea-level rise, insect loss, stormwater runoff pollution, etc.) (the billion oyster project cannot be a topic, and the topic must be specific and not too broad) . The second will discuss an example of this issue from the NYC area. So a topic such as coastal wetland loss would fit nicely, but melting of glaciers and expansion of deserts would not. Work cited page must be included