On the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, President Barack Obama looked out on the tall grasses of the Florida Everglades Wednesday and declared that the sweeping wetlands illustrate the dangers posed by climate change.
“This is a problem now,” he said.
Obama visited the South Florida landmark to warn of the damage a warming planet is already inflicting on the nation’s environmental treasures – and announced more financing for conservation efforts.
In addition to the $2.2 billion investment in Everglades restoration, the president is also proposing another $240 million this year to fund more land and water conservation efforts. Mr. Obama announced an additional $25 million in private and public funding for the restoration of national parks.
The chief executive also hammered political opponents that he says are doing far too little about it. “Climate change can no longer be denied,” he said. “It can’t be edited out, it can’t be omitted from the conversation and action can no longer be delayed.”
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