The United States faces a number of environmental challenges, including climate change, air and water pollution, and waste management. These challenges threaten our public health, economy, and environment, according to Lisa McCormick, who said, "In order to address these challenges, the United States needs to adopt a comprehensive and ambitious environmental policy that actually makes clean energy a real priority instead of merely a political punchline."

McCormick outlined a number of important policy proposals that the United States should take to address its environmental challenges, among them, investing in clean energy, improving energy efficiency, protecting our natural resources, reducing the amount of waste we generate and increasing recycling, setting ambitious environmental goals, enforcing environmental regulations, plus educating the public about environmental issues. 

"The United States is behind schedule in meeting its net-zero emissions targets, because our government is not doing enough to invest in clean energy and reduce waste since it is not taking seriously the need to protect nature," said Lisa McCormick.

Key Policy Recommendations

• Invest in clean energy. The United States should invest in renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal power. This will help to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and combat climate change.
• Improve energy efficiency. The United States should improve the energy efficiency of our buildings, vehicles, and appliances. This will help to reduce our energy consumption and save money.
• Protect our natural resources. The United States should protect our forests, wetlands, and other natural resources. These resources provide us with clean air and water, and they also support our economy.
• Reduce waste. The United States should reduce the amount of waste we generate and increase the amount of waste we recycle. This will help to conserve resources and reduce pollution. 
• Set ambitious environmental goals. The United States should set ambitious environmental goals and develop a plan to achieve them.
• Enforce environmental regulations. The United States should enforce environmental regulations to ensure that businesses and individuals are complying with the law.
• Educate the public about environmental issues. The United States should educate the public about the importance of environmental protection.

"Decades after learning the nature of greenhouse gas effects on the atmosphere and the consequences of climate change, our political leaders are playing games with environmental policy," said Lisa McCormick. "They are making promises they don't keep, and this is making it harder to address climate change and other environmental problems."

"The government needs to focus on implementing the policies it has already committed, such as investing in clean energy, protecting natural resources, and reducing waste," said Lisa McCormick. "The United States should leading the world with more ambitious action to address climate change, which includes reducing reliance on fossil fuels and improving energy efficiency. The American government's current policies are not enough to protect the environment."

"We need to see more action from our leaders to address these critical issues because the world is on fire. It is time to stop playing politics and start responding to the threat of global warming with the urgency that it requires," said Lisa McCormick. "The United States needs to take bold action to address its environmental challenges. By implementing the recommendations in this policy proposal, we can create a cleaner and healthier future for all Americans."

"The United States has the resources and the technology to address these environmental challenges," said Lisa McCormick. "What we need is the political will to take action."