The city of Langley has declared a climate emergency and has pledged to involve the young people who have encouraged the city to take action. United Student Leaders, a coalition of South Whidbey High School students gave a presentation to the city council last week. United Student Leaders co-founder Maggie Nattress said “Climate crisis is one of the biggest threats to our generation and greatly affects marginalized groups disproportionately” while explaining they have recently expanded their activities to lead campaigns promoting equity in education. Councilmember Christy Korrow said “My hope is that we’re committing ourselves to identifying some actual actions.” Councilmember Peter Morton suggested that students should be part of a new climate change advisory group. For more details see Kira Erickson’s writeup in the South Whidbey Record.
