By Emory Paul
After generations of lawmakers, government officials and corporate leaders have all played a role in creating our current climate crisis and done almost nothing to correct it, I believe it’s up to today’s youth to save our planet.
The impacts of climate change around the world — even in the United States — are already devastating. People are dying every day from the lack of access to clean water and food, and natural disasters like Category 4 or 5 hurricanes and the recent California wildfires have claimed thousands of lives and displaced many more.
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