Why we need to take back Earth Day
A Keep America Beautiful advertisement by the Ad Council, as it appeared in 1971. Image courtesy of the Ad Council, Original Credit: HANDOUT
I consider myself an environmentalist, and I am a climate scientist by profession. You might think Earth Day would hold some significance for me.
It does not.
But I’m also a cranky person, prone to Grinch-like views on such things. So I did a quick, unscientific poll of a small sample of several friends and colleagues who work in different aspects of climate and environment in order to see if my feelings are unrepresentative.
0 April 16, 2021 12:08 by Isabelle Raikes
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Donald Trump left office in January earlier this year, however, his climate legacy will prove much harder to eradicate. Trump’s presidency is now considered infamous by many, one of the main reasons being his public dismissal of climate concerns.
The Trump administration rolled-back or significantly watered down over 100 vital pieces of climate legislation, which has left the matter of climate change in a far more vulnerable position than it was when he entered office in 2016.
Trump’s approach to climate policies was rooted within a pro-business and ‘America First’ framework. Economic growth and business concerns were put ahead of the climate agenda throughout Trump’s time in office.
The Environmental Protection Agency is cleaning up its image
After years of turmoil, the EPA looks for a fresh start
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Like many of his colleagues at the Environmental Protection Agency, Justin Chen says he wanted “a job with a purpose.” So in 2015, Chen left his post as an environmental engineer for a consulting firm to take on a similar role at the EPA. “I always wanted to see what it was like to be on the regulatory side, as opposed to working on behalf of the people that were regulated,” Chen says.
“A job with a purpose.”
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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer
How Luke Cole and an Alaskan community spearheaded a landmark climate lawsuit against fossil fuel giants and helped empower other marginalized communities to stand up for themselves.
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Luke Cole illustration by Sam Whitham. Clockwise from center, photos courtesy of Nancy Shelby and Brent Newell. Photo of Kivalina children by Dave Malkoff, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Each storm season brings increased stress and fear for the people of Kivalina, a tiny Native village of some 400 Inupiaq people that sits on a small barrier island on the shore of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. For decades, there was no reliable way of evacuating people in the event of a severe storm; the only way on or off the island was by small plane or boat, neither of which are available or safe during high winds, storm surges, and inundation. A bridge to the mainland was only recently completed. Meanwhile, the island is rapidly eroding
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