“Certain populations are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, specifically black and Latino populations,” one student announced. “Because of that it’s created a lot of health disparities [and] it’s made them more prone to COVID.”
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One student who listed climate change as a top concern described Georgetown University’s Earth Day celebration as “performative.”
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“They were doing Earth Day kind of stuff last week and it’s just all kind of gone now,” the student announced. “It felt a little performative by the school.”
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Many students told Fox News COVID-19 is their top priority.
One student announced, “COVID vaccinations and unequal distributions” globally is a key issue to concentrate on. She continued that some high-income nations are “hoarding” these vaccines.
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A different student, who was wearing a mask, announced that “COVID-19 and mask mandates” were his top priorities.
Another male student stated that inflation and the economy are his top priorities, though these priorities are related to larger issues.
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“I’ll go with inflation and the economy,” one student stated. “I think it’s related to COVID too and ... Russia so it’s all related.”
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One backpack-clad co-ed told Fox News “freedom of speech” tops the bill when considering his vote in the midterms.
Another student cited “stricter gun laws” as a pressing matter.
A student in glasses told Fox his primary focus is “transit issues” since they are “crucial for social mobility.”
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One student told Fox News “abortion” is an important matter for him going into the midterm elections.
“My home state of Oklahoma just recently completely banned abortion which sucks for a lot of people,” he stated. “A lot of people are going to die because of it.”
The order, marking Earth Day, concentrates on decreasing the risk of wildfires, battling global deforestation, and using nature itself to decrease pollution.
“There used to be a hell of a lot more forest like this, but we’re doing everything we can, everybody behind me and all of you, to protect what we have and increase what we have,” Biden announced at an event in Seattle.
Biden has been denounced by environmental groups who say he has not gone far enough to address climate change amid his attempts to increase oil production to lower gas prices.
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