Signaling the need for urgent action so that we can combat the s we face inrisk this country. President obama has long recognized the urgency of this challenge. , in a speech at Georgetown University on a sweltering hot day, the president launched his Climate Action land. Cutting Carbon Pollution in, preparing our communities for changes in climate that are already ongoing and leading International Efforts to address the challenge. One year later, a lot has happened in executing on the commitments made in the Climate Action plan. The president has directed the Environmental Protection agency and the department of transportation to develop fuel economy standards for heavyduty vehicles. The department of interior has announced its permitting of the 50th Renewable Energy project on federal lands during this administration, and the department of energy has issued multiple, new Energy Efficiency standards. The department of agriculture has announced seven new hubs to adapt operations to a c
Introduce you to the former miami dade commissioner cady. Aty sorenson [applause] thank you, dan. It is a pleasure to be with all of you this morning and especially to introduce this distinguished panel. It has been almost three years to the day since the deq visited us in miami dade county, so we nancy hereo have today. Now a recovering county commissioner i recall speaking about how miami cities are in between the biscayne bay and everglades ecosystems, and the land can only be considered high in miami but it is really see level. A more accurate way to describe these arid it is dry because we have pushed down the water level through an elaborate system of canals so that we would have land to build upon. Even though it would be hard to convince our residents even though we get 60 inches of water every year during the summer months, and that water continues to be an issue in south florida. I also spoke about how pushing billions of gallons of fresh water to make this part of florida ha
Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly creating climate change study programs. They are meeting the demand from students who want to help find ways to deal with the effects of climate change.
Graduating seniors seek degrees in climate change and more U.S. universities deliver amsterdamnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amsterdamnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Many high school students in the United States are sensitive to the ongoing climate crisis, and some are demanding more paths that allow them to work on solutions to the