Young climate activists like Jamie Margolin are building a movement while growing up — planning mass protests from childhood bedrooms and during school.
Fifty years on, Denis Hayes is still trying to keep the spirit that made Earth Day a world-changing event alive — and to refocus its energy on climate change.
“We have a new wave of contention in society that’s being led by women," sociologist Dana Fisher said. "And the youth climate movement is leading this generational shift."
