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Dear Editor,
Protecting Indiana’s treasured natural and agricultural landscapes and the wildlife that depends on them from the damaging effects of climate change isn’t about politics, it’s just common sense. That’s why a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, including Indiana Senators Mike Braun and Todd Young, came together this week to reintroduce the Growing Climate Solutions Act. The bill will help our nation’s agriculture and forestry industries adopt sustainable practices to fight climate change.
Indiana is home to some of the nation’s most beautiful forests, places like Burr Oak Bend, Meltzer Woods and Glacier’s End, which are home to hundreds of bird species and other wildlife. But Audubon’s science shows that two-thirds of North American bird species like Indiana’s Wood Thrush are at risk of extinction due to climate change.
And our state’s farmers and landowners will continue to be impacted by natural disasters like floods, which are made worse by climate change, unless action is taken.
The good news is that Hoosiers know that common sense and ingenuity go a long way when tackling any problem – even one as big as climate change. That’s why I was pleased to see that both Senator Braun and Young are cosponsors of the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
Ben Richardson
Westfield