ATLANTA — The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter joins all those in Georgia in celebrating the life of former President Jimmy Carter, a native Georgian who passed away on December 29 at age 100.
Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Director G Webber (they/them) released the following statement on President Carter’s passing:
"The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter’s staff, members, and supporters extend our most sincere condolences to the Carter family as they mourn the passing of one of the greatest leaders this country has ever known. President Jimmy Carter was an environmental champion, having seen first hand the importance of clean air and water on his Georgia farm.
"When the nation was facing an energy crisis, President Carter led by example and installed solar panels on the White House roof. After a series of environmental disasters caused by the dumping of hazardous waste, President Carter signed legislation into law that created the Superfund program to clean up these toxic waste sites and go after the polluters responsible.
"President Carter used his authority to preserve millions of acres of land in Alaska and created more than three dozen new units of the National Park Service, including the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.
"He centered human rights in his foreign policy, he worked to restore trust in the government by imposing strict ethics rules on his staff, and he never let politics stop him from doing what he thought was right. President Jimmy Carter was a giant, and he will be deeply missed."
About the Sierra Club Georgia Chapter
The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter is the largest grassroots environmental organization in the state, with more than 75,000 members and supporters. The Chapter supports a robust outings program and has active committees working on forest and coastal protection, transit expansion, and clean energy. For more information, visit sierraclub.org/georgia.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit sierraclub.org.
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