Blog

Marchers gather in Washington to call for action on climate change

WASHINGTON — Demonstrators are gathering in the nation’s capital for the second weekend in a row to call for more government action to address the problem of climate change:

The marches come after President Trump signed an executive order opening the way to more drilling on federal lands, and news today that the Environmental Protection Agency has removed “several agency websites” from public view, including one that included “detailed climate data” and information on global warming:

Though a comprehensive count was not available as of April 24, USA Today estimated that “hundreds of thousands” of people participated in the first March for Science actions April 22 in Washington, D.C., as well as 500 sister marches around the world, including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, plus Berlin, Brisbane, London and Paris.

The People’s Climate March also includes sister marches worldwide. Organizers say demonstrators in Washington will gather at the Capitol Building and march up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, where they will “make a loud sound (to) drown out all of the climate-denying nonsense that has been coming out of this (Trump) administration.”

FullSizeRenderWatch GSS for continuing coverage of the march by correspondent Isamar Ramirez, a science journalist and student in NYU’s Washington semester program:

Beatrice

Related Posts

Back To Top