Dozens gather for rally for the environment event in Sarasota Rally for the environment in Sarasota focuses on Piney Point issues. (Source: WWSB) By Rick Adams | April 22, 2021 at 9:57 PM EDT - Updated April 22 at 10:17 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - They were getting their message out loud and clear. A rally on the Sarasota Bayfront on Thursday focusing on many different environmental issues including Piney Point, the site of the recent contaminated water leak.
Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried talking to the crowd about the different issues but mainly about Piney Point. She says state leaders sat idle on this problem the last 20 years and now are asking for taxpayers to pay to fix the problem.
April 6, 2021
50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments Biden administration expected to release international climate commitments ahead of Earth Day summit on April 22
Contacts Juneau, AK (Tlingit / Áak’w Ḵwáan lands)
50 organizations representing national and local conservation groups, commercial fishing interests, and the outdoor recreation industry, submitted a letter last week to the Biden administration calling for carbon-dense forests, including the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, to be specifically protected in the United States’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), a plan for climate action that is integral to the international Paris climate agreement. The NDC, which is currently being drafted by Biden’s climate team, will be presented to the United Nations later this year.