Tuesday letters: We can act on climate change

I had the opportunity to attend the June 2 White House Youth Climate Conference, which sparked my enthusiasm to continue sustainability efforts that I helped start in the Student Senate at the University of South Carolina. It is time for the people of South Carolina to take action on climate change.

We heard from top officials in the Obama administration what is happening in the climate and how we can be agents of change, and I learned about what other students are doing: Some are requesting grants for their communities to switch from fossil fuels to solar energy, and others are replacing shower heads with new ones that release less water in their own homes.

I am looking forward to engaging my classmates and local community in conversations about how climate change will affect South Carolina when I return to school in August, and I hope more South Carolinians will join me.

Fort Mill