Joe Biden’s Victory in Michigan is a Win for Climate Action

Statement from Michelle Deatrick, Founder and Chair of the DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council and DNC Member from Michigan: 

“In Michigan and across the country, voters turned out in record numbers to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and re-elect Senator Gary Peters. When every vote is counted, we will see that voters have handed a mandate to these leaders to steer a path for our country out of the darkness of the last four years and toward a green, sustainable, and equitable future.

Donald Trump was the worst president our country has ever had on climate and the environment. Yesterday’s official withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate agreement is a perfect encapsulation of the United States’ abdication of a leadership role in the fight to stop the climate crisis. Thankfully, now we can move forward and begin to undo the damage Trump and his administration have done to our planet. We look forward to working with soon-to-be President Biden and his administration to take the urgent and bold actions needed to return the U.S. to being a global leader on climate change and environmental justice.”