As youth across North America demanded immediate action on climate change last week, over 130 students in the Northwest gathered over the weekend to collectively call upon local officials in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia to adopt bold climate policies. The Northwest Climate Justice Summit was scheduled to finish off the international Week of Climate Action put on by the Campus Climate Challenge. Students at 586 locations registered to take action during the week, which makes it the largest youth mobilization on climate ever.
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