This House resolution expresses support for honoring Earth Day. It describes Earth Day’s history, including the first celebration on April 22, 1970, and credits that work with helping create the Environmental Protection Agency and major laws such as the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The resolution notes the 2020 Global Earth Challenge and says Earth Day encourages environmental action, indigenous stewardship, and community education. It states there is scientific consensus that climate change is a dire threat and that urgent action is needed. The text praises investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act and says certain recent actions and laws have weakened those investments and rolled back environmental protections. The resolution urges the President to issue a proclamation recognizing Earth Day, encourages people to mark Earth Day by addressing environmental challenges, uplifting indigenous environmental knowledge, and educating others, reaffirms the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address environmental injustices, and urges the United States Government to rejoin the Paris Agreement.
If the House adopts this resolution, it would be an official statement of the House’s position. The resolution asks the President to issue a proclamation recognizing Earth Day. It encourages people to take actions on Earth Day, such as planting trees, removing litter, conserving resources, learning about indigenous stewardship, and talking with friends, neighbors, and elected officials about environmental protection. It also calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, addressing environmental injustices, and rejoining the Paris Agreement.
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The resolution’s text says Earth Day helped launch the modern environmental movement and led to major protections for air, water, and wildlife. It highlights that recent federal laws provided investments in clean water, clean energy, climate-smart practices, and infrastructure. The resolution argues those investments were poised to create jobs, lower household costs, and strengthen communities. It also asserts that recent rollbacks, funding changes, and repeals have weakened progress and made it more urgent to act on climate and environmental justice.
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