Happy Earth Day!
by The Nature Conservancy
This Earth Week, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, one of the worldâs top climate scientists and communicators, visited Utah to share inspiration, and make a simple request: letâs talk more about climate change. Seven in 10 Americans believe climate change is happening and 6 in 10 are worried about it. Yet more than half of Americans rarelyâif everâtalk about climate change with their friends and families. In polarized times, these conversations arenât always easy. But Hayhoe stresses that despite our differences, there is much more that unites us. âTo care about climate change, you only have to be one thing, a human living on planet earth, and weâre all that,â says Hayhoe.
As part of her visit this week, Dr. Hayhoe joined local fourth graders on a field trip to The Nature Conservancyâs Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve and shared tips for kids on how to start constructive conversations about climate change. The field trip was the first time since 2020 that Utah students were able to return to the preserve as part of TNCâs Wings & Water program, which had been sidelined by the pandemic.
Dr. Hayhoeâs mission in Utah this Earth Day is about finding hopeâand helping people of all ages start climate change conversations that connect us instead of dividing us. Honest, one-one-one talks are vital first steps to action, on an individual and then a community level.
This Earth Day, take a few minutes to watch Katharine Hayhoeâs TED talk, âThe most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it,â which has nearly 4 million views.
News Releases
Gov. Spencer J. Cox issues drought emergency order
Gov. Spencer J. Cox declared a state of emergency due to the dire drought conditions affecting the entire state. This declaration activates the Drought Response Committee and triggers increased monitoring and reporting. It also allows drought-affected communities, agricultural producers and others to report unmet needs and work toward solutions.
âWeâve had a very volatile water year, and unfortunately, recent spring storms are not enough to make up the shortage in our snowpack,â Gov. Cox said. âOnce again, I call on all Utahns â households, farmers, businesses, governments and other groups â to carefully consider their needs and reduce their water use. We saved billions of gallons last year and we can do it again.â (Read More)
Congressional delegation, state officials send letter blasting S&P Global for publishing ESG credit indicators
Today, in an effort coordinated by Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, Utahâs entire Congressional delegation, all Constitutional officers, and Utahâs legislative leaders sent a letter to S&P Global Ratings President and CEO Douglas Peterson and President Martina Cheung demanding S&P withdraw its recently released Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) credit indicators for states and state subdivisions.
In the letter, Utahâs leadership categorically objects to any ESG ratings, ESG credit indicators, or any other ESG scoring system that calls out ESG factors separate from, in addition to, or apart from traditional credit ratings. (Read More)
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