,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#ah1 #bjbd,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4      
,duckworth1 and ,ms4 ,butler7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on           
,environment and ,public ,works         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #edth    
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 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 ongoing  
environmental degradation1 accelerating 
climate change1 and increasingly severe 
weather events threaten the well-being  
and livelihoods of the individuals of   
the ,united ,states and individuals     
around the world1 including-- 7#a7      
coastal communities1 which are          
especially vulnerable and are           
experiencing erosion1 flooding1 and     
pollution2 and  7#b7 rural and          
agricultural communities1 which are     
facing increased risk of drought1       
diseases1 pests1 and soil degradation2  

,whereas pollution1 environmental       
degradation1 and the climate crisis are 
generational justice issues that        
disproportionately impact young         
individuals and future generations1 who 
will face difficulties accessing clean  
water and clean air2 ,whereas low-income
 communities and communities of color   
continue to face disproportionate harm  
from climate change1 pollution1 and     
environmental degradation2 ,whereas     
multiple national and international     
scientific reports have concluded that  
the climate crisis is a threat to the   
planet that requires urgent action2     
,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 legislation with 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      
,congress enacted once-in-a-generation  
legislation1 including the ,inflation   
,reduction ,act 7,public ,law #aag-afi7 
and the ,infrastructure ,investment and 
,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh71 which
 make historic investments in clean     
water and clean air2 ,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 and ,whereas the mission and    
purpose of ,earth ,day remain relevant  
in #bjbd1 for a new generation to face  
environmental challenges that lie ahead3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes ,april #bb1   
#bjbd1 as the #edth anniversary of      
,earth ,day2 and  7#b7 commends the     
leadership and vision of the founder of 
,earth ,day1 ,senator ,gaylord ,nelson4