BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 21, 2021
The heat-trapping emissions humans have spewed into our atmosphere since last Earth Day was 10 percent less than a typical year, a cause for celebration if not for one salient fact: The reduction will be short lived as the global economy rebounds from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 1970, the first Earth Day kicked off a movement leading to cleaner air and water for all Americans. This year’s Earth Day comes with more and more Americans personally feeling the impacts of climate change. It’s time for Congress to act, and an ambitious price on carbon is a big step in the right direction. ~ Theresa Hainer, Bangor chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby