America is Suffering from Extreme Weather: Demand Climate Action Now
July 2016 was the hottest month ever recorded. From coast to coast, Americans are battling extreme weather in a warming world. And in the meantime, our greatest chance at climate action is under attack in the second-highest court in the country.
In the drought-stricken West, the roaring wildfires seemed nothing short of apocalyptic. The Sand Fire alone engulfed 38,000 acres in Southern California and forced 10,000 families out of their homes. But with the most hazardous fire conditions typically developing in late September through December, the worst may be yet to come.
And for much of southern Louisiana, the situation can't get any more dire. For 39 straight hours, a freak storm wreaked havoc, claiming lives and forcing residents onto their roofs as their homes were lost to the floods. At this point, it's impossible to directly connect this storm to climate change—but with global warming increasing the water vapor in the atmosphere, NOAA climate scientist Kenneth Kunkel believes Baton Rouge was inundated with more rain than it would've been had the same storm occurred 4 decades ago.
We can't keep letting our communities suffer these disastrous consequences of climate change. We can't lose this crucial shot at climate action. We simply can't sit by in silence.
That's why we're calling on Americans, across the country, to stand up for the Clean Power Plan. Add your voice today!
I strongly support EPA's Clean Power Plan and the vital climate safeguards it provides for our communities.
Fossil fuel burning power plants are the single largest source of dangerous carbon pollution in our nation and one of the largest in the world. The carbon pollution reductions in the Clean Power Plan are expected to save 3,600 lives every year, prevent 90,000 childhood asthma attacks every year, and save the average American family almost $85 on annual energy bills. EPA's efforts to limit dangerous carbon pollution from power plants will protect public health, fight climate change, and help our economy by sparking innovation in low-cost clean energy technologies.
The Clean Power Plan rests on a strong legal foundation: the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the EPA's authority and responsibility to limit climate pollution under the Clean Air Act. And the high Court has found that the very authority EPA is relying on here "speaks directly" to the carbon pollution from existing fossil fuel power plants.
Our communities, our families, and our businesses are counting on our leaders. Now is the time to accelerate our transition to safer low-carbon, clean energy--and stop the relentless legal attacks on EPA's Clean Power Plan. It's time for America to work together in protecting our communities, our health and our economy from dangerous climate pollution.
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