Former EPA Head To Young Climate Activists: Drive Your Parents Crazy

Saya Ameli Hajebi, left and Audrey Lin speak with former head of the Environmental Protection Agency Gina McCarthy at the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

From the school-skipping 16-year-old Swedish activist raising global awareness about climate change, to the Green New Deal and the emergence of the Sunrise Movement across the U.S., young people are leading the charge for environmental change and action.

While youth climate activism is not a new phenomenon, the dire warnings about inaction give today’s movement a heightened urgency.

Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy sat down with two young Boston-area climate leaders — 17-year-old Saya Ameli Hajebi and 18-year-old Audrey Lin — to talk about what drives them and the challenges they face.

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