Greenpeace USA
by Ryan Schleeter
Thousands of Activists Push Biden to End Fossil Fuel Era
Climate justice activists marched from the White House to the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, DC to demand that President Joe Biden Build Back Fossil Free. Photo credit: Movement Catalyst
Thousands of activists across the nation ran, rallied, and posted on social media as part of a week of action calling on President Biden to
Activists organized socially-distanced events from San Francisco to Standing Rock to St. James Parish, Louisiana, urging President Joe Biden to protect and invest in Black, Indigenous, Brown, and working-class communities and to launch a national climate mobilization to end the era of fossil fuel production.
Standing Rock youth urge President Joe Biden to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline with 93-mile run in frigid weather
A mammoth undertaking in subzero temperatures, Standing Rock youth and allies ran to get President Biden s attention and urge him to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. 6:12 pm, Feb. 9, 2021 ×
Danny Grassrope with the Cheyenne River Grassroots Collective ran along Highway 20 in South Dakota toward the Standing Rock Reservation as part of a 93-mile relay run on Tuesday, Feb 9. Standing Rock youth and their allies hope to grab President Joe Biden s attention and urge him to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. Craig Bihrle / Special to The Forum