President Obama made an appearance in the Florida Everglades Wednesday to deliver an Earth Day speech aimed at warning the public about climate change and criticizing politicians who the administration says have ignored the issue.

The location and date were both intentional; in his speech, Obama emphasized the value of America's many natural treasures and highlighted the damage climate change can cause cherised sites like the Everglades.

President Barack Obama walks the Anahinga Trail at Everglades National Park, Fla., Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

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The Associated Press reports that , and Christy Goldfuss, part of the White House's Council on Environmental Quality, says that Joshua Tree National Park and Glacier National Park are both at risk as well.

"We do not have time to deny the effects of climate change," Obama said. "No where is it going to have a bigger impact than here in South Florida."

And Florida may have been the most contentious place to deliver a stump speech on global warming.

Obama and Florida Gov. Scott are at odds over the existence of climate change and the debate has festered in recent months as Scott blamed the administration for neglecting Floridians.

"Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up to their promises," Scott said in a statement.

In early March, however, several former Department of Environmental Protection employees alleged thatbanning the use of the phrases 'climate change,' 'sustainability' or 'global warming' in any official documents.

Scott was given an invitation to meet Obama at the tarmac Wednesday and refused, according to The White House.

Among the action points Obama proposed Wednesday was an investment of $246 million for the Everglades, a $25 million mix of private/public funds directed toward the National Park Service and a year of free access to a public park for every 4th grader in America and their families.

The Obama Administration's for the Global Climate Change Initiative and over $80 million to survey U.S. forests.

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