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$Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh hosted the Pittsburgh Climate Strike on Friday to fight for three demands — represent youth in local climate decisions, ban fracking and tax big businesses in order to create more green infrastructure.$

Climate strike marches for climate justice, youth representation in local climate decisions

By Quentin Tan, For The Pitt News • September 27, 2021

Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh hosted the Pittsburgh Climate Strike on Friday starting at Schenley Plaza to fight for three demands — represent youth in local climate decisions, ban fracking and tax big businesses for green infrastructure.

Editorial: More diverse representation needed in climate movement

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 26, 2020

An Associated Press photo of four climate activists went viral over the weekend. The reason? All the girls pictured were white, though if you look closely, you can see Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate...

Pittsburgh goes green, despite what you might’ve heard

By Levko Karmazyn | For The Pitt News • August 21, 2017

When President Donald Trump decided to pull out of the Paris climate agreements, he said that he was elected to represent the people of Pittsburgh, not Paris — a statement that was met with fiery outlash...

Pittsburgh reacts to Trump climate decision

By Henry Glitz and Kirsten Wong | The Pitt News Staff • June 7, 2017

When President Trump invoked Pittsburgh in his decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement last Thursday, he left many Pittsburghers baffled. “I’m appalled that the President used my city to justify...