Here in Utah, the climate has warmed 2 degrees, so heat waves are more common and snowpack is down. These changes are likely to decrease the flow of water into our rivers and reservoirs, increase the frequency and intensity of wildfires, decrease the productivity of our farms and are already negatively impacting our health. In light of all of this, Earth Day is also a Protect our Climate Day.
In 1970, 20 million people celebrated Earth Day, the environmental movement that lead to passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.