,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ahc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4   
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 & ,mr4 ,book]7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ! mon? ( ,april
 #bjbe z ,e>? ,mon? & express+ support =
 environm5tal /ew>d%ip & climate action4
  ,:]eas ,e>? ,day 0 fir/ celebrat$ on  
,april #bb1 #aigj1 & is an annual ev5t  
to promote environm5tal citiz5%ip &     
ye>-r\nd environm5tal action1 & to      
commit citiz5s to leave beh9d a heal?i] 
_w = ! next g5]ation2 ,:]eas ! fir/     
celebration ( ,e>? ,day 0 ! l>ge/       
environm5tal grassroots ev5t ev] held at
 t "t & is widely cr$it$ ) laun*+ !     
mod]n environm5tal movem5t2 ,:]eas !    
voices ( inaugural ,e>? ,day p>ticipants
 galvaniz$ an unp>allel$ p]iod (        
legislative & grassroots activity t     
*ang$ ! way we int]act ) ! environm5t1  
lead+ to ! creation ( ! ,environm5tal   

,protection ,ag5cy & ! passage (        
legislation1 su* z ! ,f$]al ,wat]       
,pollution ,control ,act1 commonly      
ref]r$ to z ! ,clean ,wat] ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq471 ! ,clean ,air 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471 & ! 
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 ,:]eas ! "w t 
^? inaugural ,e>? ,day p>ticipants />t$ 
cont9ues today2 ,:]eas climate *ange is 
happ5+ at an accel]at+ rate1 ) global   
temp]atures ris+ fa/] ?an ev] be=e1     
driv5 by human activities & p>ticul>ly  
by emissions ( heat-trapp+ gre5h\se     
gases2 ,:]eas !re is sci5tific cons5sus 
t climate *ange poses a dire ?reat to   
our planet & its inhabitants1 & t urg5t 
& unprec$5t$ *anges are ne$$ to mitigate
 its wor/ effects2 ,:]eas !re is        
sub/antial sci5tific evid5ce t air      
pollution1 extreme heat1 disa/]s1 & o!r 
climate induc$ impacts sev]ely impact   
human heal?1 includ+ by increas+ ! risk 
( canc]1 respiratory & c>diovascul>     
diseases1 & o!r illnesses & negative    

heal? impacts2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations 
,conv5tion on ,biological ,div]sity has 
call$ = pres]v+ #cj p]c5t ( ! planet by 
#bjcj to cons]ve & re/ore biodiv]sity1  
exp& access to nature1 & mitigate &     
build resili5ce to climate *ange2 ,:]eas
 all p h ! "r to a safe & heal?y        
environm5t to live1 "w1 le>n1 play1 &   
pray2 ,:]eas all work]s h a "r to a safe
 & heal?y "w environm5t )\t be+ =c$ to  
*oose betwe5 an unsafe livelihood &     
unemploym5t2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ne$ to le>n f & build community )
 ,indig5\s communities1 includ+ ,tribal 
,nations1 :o h /ew>d$ ! l& = g5]ations &
 h great wisdom on pres]v+ biodiv]sity2 
,:]eas1 to deal ) ! climate crisis & to 
pres]ve #cj p]c5t ( ! planet by #bjcj1 !
 _w ne$s m ?an #a day ( environm5tal    
aw>5ess1 activism1 & /ew>d%ip1 & ev]yone
 ne$s to rem9d p to f9d ways to protect 
! environm5t2 ,:]eas communities ( color
 & l[ socio-economic /atus be> !        
disproportionate burd5 ( ! climate      
crisis & environm5tal pollution2 ,:]eas 

,e>? ,mon? provides an opportunity = p  
to p>ticipate 9 heal?y outdoor          
activities1 raise aw>5ess1 & engage 9   
projects1 initiatives1 & campaigns to   
protect & re/ore ! planet1 su* z plant+ 
trees1 remov+ litt]1 clean+ up coral    
reefs1 cons]v+ wat] & en]gy1 driv+ less 
or us+ public transportation or active  
mobility m1 & o!r environm5tally        
responsible actions1 = m ?an #a day2    
,:]eas ,e>? ,mon? provides an           
opportunity to educate1 in=m1 & rem9d ! 
p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 ( ! ne$ to   
exp& environm5tal & climate lit]acy1 9  
ord] to n only /r5g!n environm5tal &    
climate protections1 b also to accel]ate
 ! developm5t ( gre5 te*nologies & !    
creation ( gre5 jobs t w b5efit all2 &  
7#b7 t we mu/ n pass a _w beyond repair 
to our *ildr52 ,:]eas ,e>? ,mon?        
provides an opportunity to h a national 
celebration ( our natural res\rces1 !   
div]sity ( native plants & animals1 & ! 
p[] ( p to /ew>d & protect our planet2 &
 ,:]eas ! mission & purpose ( ! orig9al 

,e>? ,day rema9 relevant today & ne$ m  
att5tion ?an ev]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! 
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ! mon? ( ,april
 #bjbe z ,e>? ,mon?2 &  7#b7 enc\rages !
 p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to m>k ,e>? ,mon?  
by work+ collaboratively to-- 7,a7      
address environm5tal *all5ges l>ge &    
small1 f climate *ange to micropla/ics2 
7,b7 uplift ,indig5\s environm5tal k &  
/ew>d%ip practices2  7,c7 c5t] ! voices 
( frontl9e communities 9 !              
conceptualization1 design1 &            
implem5tation ( propos$ climate &       
environm5tal solutions2  7,d7 improve   
en]gy effici5cy & move t[>d en]gy s\rces
 t r$uce pollution & make our sy/ems m  
fair1 af=dable1 su/a9able1 clean1 &     
reliable2  7,e7 educate _! fri5ds1      
neighbors1 & elect$ repres5tatives ab\t 
! ne$ = ye>-r\nd environm5tal action2 & 
7,f7 explore1 cons]ve1 & enjoy ! great  
outdoors ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4