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Climate Change: How Much Does it Really Cost???
With flooding being the single biggest economic impact from weather, extreme weather imposes massive costs on communities across the United States almost every year. A recent article published by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change suggests that this is a wake-up call of the costs we will incur if we fail to address climate change.
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Powerful Web-Based Tool Enables California Local Governments to Measure Their Community’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A powerful and free online application will enable hundreds of California cities and counties to measure their community's greenhouse gas emissions--taking an essential first step to addressing climate change and saving energy and taxpayer dollars.
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Cities, Towns, and Suburbs: Local Government in a Time of Peak Oil and Climate Change
This report outlines action that local government can take to prepare for and address the challenges that peak oil and climate change will bring to local communities.
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Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule
In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110–161), EPA has issued the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. The rule requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large sources and suppliers in the United States, and is intended to collect accurate and timely emissions data to inform future policy decisions.
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New Fact Sheets on Climate Change Available
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted four two-page fact sheets on climate change based on recent scientific data and findings. These documents may be useful to local governments looking for public outreach materials on climate change.
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Climate Smart Communities
The Climate Smart Communities program from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is a state and local partnership to encourage climate protection. The program is centered around a pledge to combat climate change and includes the online resource, A Guide for Local Officials: Climate Smart Communities.
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Issue Summary
Local governments play an important role in reducing indoor and outdoor air pollution and the impacts of climate change by educating communities about air quality issues and participating in air quality improvement policies, programs or initiatives in buildings they own and/or manage, transportation and energy programs, and land use decisions.
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