Climate Crisis Updated Published A truck collects recyclables from a blue bin in Santa Clarita, CA. Sharon McNary/LAist As Earth Day approaches on April 22, young climate activists are working hard to clean up their communities. Edgar McGregor, 20, has spent the past two years clearing Pasadena’s Eaton Canyon trails of trash and litter, armed with only a bucket, gloves and trash bags. He’s now calling on local and federal governments to "step up and do their part." “The problem that we face right now is that our civilization is taxing life on planet Earth in ways it can not sustain,” he says.