FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2024
Contact: Kevin Lampe
kevin@kurthlampe.com
Maria Peterson Emphasizes Every Day Should Be Earth Day
According to long time environmental activist and Sierra Club member Maria Peterson, every day should be Earth Day.
When Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson conceived Earth Day in 1970, he envisioned teach-ins across the United States to educate students about the need for environmental conservation. It quickly became even more than that as environmental activists each found ways to use the day to celebrate clean air, clean water and a healthy environment. Peterson believes that we need to be doing this every day and will make environmental protection a priority as a state legislator.
“We should all work toward leaving the environment better than we found it. Our children deserve a chance to breathe clean air and drink clean water. I will work in Springfield to build a better environment for all those children,” said Peterson.
Earth Day celebrations in and around the 52 District include:
Earth Day Celebration and Dedication in Barrington
Organized by Barrington Area Conservation Trust
April 22, 9am- 2pm
LOCATION- Pederson Preserve in Barrington
Earth Day Nature Play at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills
April 20, Noon- 3pm
LOCATION- Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington Hills, IL 60010
Background:
Maria Peterson is running for a seat in the Illinois House because she believes in putting “Service Before Politics.”
Maria Peterson is a dedicated advocate and community leader. As an elected official Maria Peterson will make it her priority to represent everyone in the district because the people here deserve someone who truly represents them and whose voice is not just another echo of Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis and their politics of hate, fear, and exclusion.
The people in this diverse district — that stretches all the way from Libertyville, Mundelein, Wauconda, Lakemoor, Volo, Hoffman Estates, the Barrington area, and Algonquin — are eager for better representation.