,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,merkley1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4        
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,van      
,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,udall1
 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4    
,carper1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and 
,ms4 ,harris7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,,resolution  ,to recognize the 
#ejth anniversary of ,earth ,day and the
 leadership of its founder1 ,senator    
,gaylord ,nelson4  ,whereas ,earth ,day 
is observed annually around the world to
 demonstrate support for preserving1    
protecting1 and defending the           
environment1 the planet1 and the        
inhabitants of the planet2 ,whereas     
,senator ,gaylord ,nelson1 a native of  
,clear ,lake1 ,wisconsin-- 7#a7         
established ,earth ,day as an event and 

movement led by young people2  7#b7 is  
recognized as one of the leading        
environmentalists of the #bjth century2 
and  7#c7 received the ,presidential    
,medal of ,freedom for his public       
leadership2 ,whereas the ,earth ,day    
movement established by ,senator        
,gaylord ,nelson helped launch an era of
 international environmental awareness  
and activism2 ,whereas ongoing          
environmental degradation and           
accelerating climate change threaten the
 well-being and livelihoods of the      
individuals of the ,united ,states and  
individuals around the world2 ,whereas  
pollution1 environmental degradation1   
and the climate crisis are generational 
justice issues that disproportionately  
impact young individuals and future     
generations1 who will have to live      
with-- 7#a7 the health consequences of  
toxic pollution2  7#b7 the economic     
consequences of depleted resources2 and 
7#c7 the moral and political            
consequences of a growing world         

population that is vulnerable to extreme
 weather1 famine1 and other stressors   
exacerbated by climate change2 ,whereas 
multiple national and international     
scientific reports have concluded that  
the climate crisis is an urgent threat  
to the planet and all life on the planet
 that requires urgent action2 ,whereas1 
as of the date of introduction of this  
resolution1 there are #gd1jjj1jjj       
children and youth under #ah years of   
age in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas    
young individuals were critical in the  
organization and mobilization of        
#bj1jjj1jjj individuals on the first    
,earth ,day in #aigj1 making that       
celebration the largest environmental   
grassroots event in history at that     
time2 ,whereas the first ,earth ,day    
spurred broad support for environmental 
conservation and contributed to the     
creation of the ,environmental          
,protection ,agency and the enactment of
 bipartisan bedrock ,federal            
environmental protections1 including the

 ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja  
et seq471 the ,federal ,water ,pollution
 ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et  
seq471 and the ,endangered ,species ,act
 of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472
 ,whereas the ,united ,states has       
experienced a youth-led resurgence in   
environmental and climate activism that 
has led to hundreds of thousands of     
individuals in the ,united ,states      
demanding climate action2 ,whereas      
low-income communities and communities  
of color continue to face               
disproportionate harm from climate      
change1 pollution1 and environmental    
degradation2 and ,whereas the mission   
and purpose of ,earth ,day remains      
relevant in #bjbj for a new generation  
to face environmental challenges that   
lie ahead3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes ,april    
#bb1 #bjbj1 as the #ejth anniversary of 
,earth ,day2 and  7#b7 commends the     
leadership and vision of the founder of 
,earth ,day1 ,senator ,gaylord ,nelson4