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President Barack Obama at the top of the Koko Crater Stairs on Oahu, HI, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama overlooks Turtle Beach at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and his family hike on Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in Maine, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama tours Kenai Fjords National Park by boat, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Barack Obama with his mother Ann Dunham in the 1980s. Courtesy of Maya Soetoro.

Ann Dunham in Indonesia in the 1980s. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Ann Dunham on her travels, 1980s. Courtesy of Maya Soetoro.

Ann Dunham with cattle, 1980s. Courtesy of Barack Obama.

Ann Dunham with an unidentified woman, 1980s. S. Ann Dunham papers. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution [NAA.2011-04]

Ann Dunham and Barack Obama at the beach, 1960s. Courtesy of Barack Obama.

Barack Obama with a fishing net, 1960s. Courtesy of Maya Soetoro.

Papahānaumokuākea Marine. Drone footage made during debris clean up by NOAA. PMDP Hawaii/Andrew Sullivan-Haskins.

Barack Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia Obama on the beach, 2000s. Courtesy of Michelle Obama.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama speaking to a crowd at Billings MT, 2008. © David Katz.

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama, speaks to residents in New Hampton, IA, 2007. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall.

People wearing Barack Obama shirts and buttons at a political rally, 2008. ITN/Getty Images.

Rally in Crow Agency, MT, 2008. © Lise Balk King.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama in crowd during a campaign rally, 2008.ITN/Getty Images.

President Barack Obama tours Smith Electric Vehicles in Kansas City, MO, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, with Richard Heil and son Jeff Heil, tours crops of soybeans and corn and views windmills at the Heil Farm in Haverhill, IA, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Construction workers install solar panels in St. Ansgar, IA, 2015. Bloomberg/Getty Images.

Technicians repair wind turbines in Ft. Stockton, TX, 2012. Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images.

President Barack Obama takes a walking tour of Copper Mountain Solar 1 Facility, Boulder City, NV, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Family on boat in flooded road during Hurricane Sandy, Long Island, NY, 2012. Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images.

President Barack Obama looks at storm damage in Colorado Springs, CO, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

“Obama Send Help.” A sign on the side of a road in Boothville, LA, 2010. AP Photo/Allen Breed.

Wildfires in Alaska, 2015. U.S. Department of Defense/Sherman Hogue/Fort Wainwright PAO.

Farmworker examines the rice field sprayed with liquid fertilizer before getting water in Richvale, CA, 2014. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong.

A man wades through flood waters in Hammond, LA., 2016. AP Photo/Scott Threlkel.

President Barack Obama views a flood-damaged neighborhood and talks with residents near Baton Rouge, LA, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg points out areas on a map of the region during an aerial tour of Hurricane Sandy storm damage aboard Marine One in New York City, NY, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press after touring the fire damage in the Mountain Shadows residential neighborhood in Colorado Springs, CO, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama takes a walking tour to view storm damage from Hurricane Sandy in Staten Island, NY, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Aerial views of Alaska, 2015. Courtesy Campion Advocacy Fund. Videography by Florian Schulz.

Drone footage of Bears Ears National Monument. © Whitney Hassett.

Drone footage of arid and mountain regions. © Whitney Hassett.

President Barack Obama Designates the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets people on Bristol Bay, near the Arctic Circle, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Students help President Barack Obama get to his feet after he joins them for a group photo following a Yup'ik cultural dance performance at Dillingham Middle School in Dillingham, AK, 2015 .National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the Cannon Ball Flag Day Celebration at the Cannon Ball powwow grounds during a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in Cannon Ball, ND, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with students after viewing WAT-AHH!'s "Taking Back the Streets" exhibit at the New Museum in New York City, NY., 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Obama holds a salmon with local fisherwomen in Kenai Fjords, AK, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), at the Parc des Expositions du Bourget in Paris-le Bourget, France, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Headline: “Nations sign landmark Paris accord on climate,” April 23 2016. The Los Angeles Times. © 2016 The Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the Paris Agreement For Climate Change while holding his granddaughter Isabelle Dobbs Higginson during the Paris Agreement For Climate Change Signing at United Nations, New York City, NY, 2016. UN/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement climate change accord, New York City, NY, 2016. Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

Children from around the world stand in a procession with world leaders and country delegates in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement climate change accord, New York City, NY, 2016. Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

President Barack Obama joins world leaders for a group photo at a mission innovation event during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), at the Parc des Expositions du Bourget in Le Bourget, Paris, France,2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Closing Ceremony of COP21, Paris, France,  2015. UN Photo/Mark Garten.

President Barack Obama, President Xi Jinping of China and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participate in the Paris Agreement climate change event at West Lake State House in Hangzhou, China, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Leaders during the COP21 climate conference in Paris, France, 2015. Bernard Wis/Paris Match via Getty Images.

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Segolene Royal, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, shakes hands with French President Francois Hollande as they arrive for the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in France, 2015. Loic Venance/Pool Photo via AP.

Climate activists march in Oakland, CA, 2009. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

Activists gather to celebrate the Obama administration's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst.

People's Climate March, New York City, NY, 2014. Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

People protest for greater action against climate change during the People's Climate March, New York City, NY, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton/Getty Images.

Filipino demonstrators join global action for climate change ahead of COP21, Manila, Philippines, 2015. Reuters.

Thousands protest in ahead of the Paris Climate Change Summit Geneva. Switzerland, 2015. Reuters.

Activists hold signs as they participate in the Power Shift '09 rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2009. Alex Wong/Getty Images.

Activists March to demand action on climate change, Doha, Qatar, 2012. Reuters.

Environmental activists and supporters take part in a rally calling for action on climate change, New York City, NY, 2015. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images.

Protesters picket the Federal Building, calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to revoke permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline, Detroit, MI, 2016. Jim West/Alamy Stock Photo.

President Barack Obama plants a commemorative tree with White House Chief Usher Rear Admiral Stephen W. Rochon outside the White House, Washington, D.C.,  2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Students from the Shiloh Church listen to Corey Orehak as he gives a tour of Ten K Solar Plant Minneapolis, MN, 2016. Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins students for the spring garden planting in the White House Kitchen Garden, April 15, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Hundreds clean up Humboldt Park on Earth Day, Chicago, IL,  2023. WGN-TV, Chicago/Nexstar Media.

“A WORK IN PROGRESS ALTERNATE” Composed by Alice Guerlot (SACEM) 100%, IPI 153128003; Published by Cezame Metro Park (BMI) 100%, IPI 487402830. Courtesy of APM Music. 

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