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  "path": "/opinion/2026/04/18/earth-day-should-be-a-wake-up-call/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-18T17:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.deseret.com",
  "tags": [
    "Earth Day",
    "Katharine Hayhoe",
    "talking",
    "climate policy",
    "Sen. Lee and Curtis"
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  "textContent": "In honor of Earth Day, we need to redouble our efforts and talk about a changing climate.\n\nIn “Saving Us,” climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe points out that only about 14% of people regularly talk about climate change. That matters. Because if we’re not talking about it, we’re not thinking about it. And if we’re not thinking about it, we’re not acting.\n\nSo start talking.\n\nTalk with your neighbors. Talk with your family. Talk at church, at the gym, over coffee. Climate change isn’t a partisan issue — it doesn’t distinguish between conservative or liberal, urban or rural. It affects all of us.\n\nAnd the solutions? They’re not just environmental — they’re economic.\n\nSmart climate policy like permitting reform means cleaner air, more stable energy costs, and real job creation in growing industries. That’s not ideology — that’s practical, forward-looking policy.\n\nEarth Day shouldn’t be a once-a-year reflection. It should be a turning point.\n\nLet’s choose to talk about it. Let’s choose to act. Write to Sen. Lee and Curtis asking them to legislate climate solutions. Because a livable future isn’t guaranteed — it’s something we build.\n\n_Dennis Mullen_\n\n_West Jordan, Utah_",
  "title": "Letter to the Editor: Earth Day is a reminder — but it should also be a wake-up call"
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