Coloradans already are seeing the impacts of climate change - rising temperatures, more frequent and severe wildfires, flooding and prolonged drought - and economists are stepping into the fray to help communities identify and mitigate the risks. Pegah Jalali, environmental policy analyst with the Colorado Fiscal Institute, said their new website allows Coloradans to see, for example, how air pollution - from highways, power plants and refineries, and wildfires - is impacting their neighborhoods. "These are all impacting the health of our communities, and also they are impacting our economy," said Jalali. " .
National environmental leaders gather this week in Salisbury to discuss how North Carolina can better address the disproportionate public health impacts on its most vulnerable communities. Dr. Sacoby Wilson associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland-College Park, said people of color, low-income and coastal communities are bearing the brunt of a changing climate and air and water pollution. .
The rollout of solar and other renewable energy projects that Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia are counting on to end fossil-fuel reliance is caught up in a review bottleneck that is
The Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation that, if signed into law, would strengthen the state s commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and limiting fossil fuels in the state. The Climate Solutions Now Act would require Maryland to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse-gas emissions by 2045. The bill would require large commercial and multifamily buildings to reduce emissions 20% by 2030. .
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