This Sunday, people from all across the globe will celebrate Earth Day. What started as an environmental movement in the 1970s has gained traction around the world as people everywhere recognize the importance of values like environmental stewardship, conservation and preservation of resources, sustainable land and water use and a human responsibility to care for the only habitable planet we have access to.

These basic principles of Earth Day may transcend the multiple social issues that divide us. More likely it will be the consequences of our inaction that will drive us to greater global collaboration to save our one, human home.

Unfortunately, the current U.S. administration seems driven to destroy the institutions, rules and regulations designed to keep our communities healthy and sustainable. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who has been accused of corruption and ethics violations, has already rolled back regulations on clean water, power and transportation.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has touted his plan to open federally owned lands and waters for resource exploration. Zinke is a famous foe of public lands and was a part of the decision to reduce the size of Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent. A nearby national monument was also reduced by 45 percent.

The Trump administration has also pulled out of the Paris climate agreement leaving the U.S. the only nation to not agree to the accords. Domestically, the institutions designed to protect us from potential disasters are now being censored from simply discussing climate change.

This is dangerous. Immediate actions are needed to help ensure our populations are resilient in the face of climate change. Although the science is still evolving, as it always does with the addition of new peer-reviewed publications, the consensus is clear — the climate is changing, there is evidence to support that human activities play a major role and cold weather at any one point does not disprove climate change.

We move forward from this current position of ignorance by banding together this Earth Day. Through local actions, we all can make a global impact. Learn about the causes and consequences of climate change so we can have meaningful dialogue on how to confront this issue. Become a conscious consumer by researching the environmental impacts of your purchases. Follow the tried and true mantra of reduce, reuse and recycle.

Whether you acknowledge it or not, every one of us has a responsibility to care for this Earth. And, when those at the top choose to neglect their duties, we must work extra hard in our personal lives (along with electing new leaders) to change course.