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U.S. cities hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen Source: By Ned Parker, Reuters • Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Tucson hired a forester. Miami named a heat officer. And Los Angeles appointed a climate emergency mobilization director.
Across the United States, cities have launched new programs focused on dealing with extreme weather, reflecting the growing impacts of climate change on local communities, according to experts.
Since 2019 at least 30 U.S. cities have taken fresh action such as hiring specialists to combat the impact of extreme weather, including Phoenix, Houston, Louisville, Nashville, and Oakland, according to the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, based at Washington D.C.’s Atlantic Council think tank.
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Legislation to provide farmers with tools to help New York efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change is making its way through state Legislature.
The Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act passed the Assembly unanimously last week, and was sent to the Senate.
The act establishes a Soil Health Initiative, a Climate Resilient Farming Initiative and a Research Initiative through the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets.
The initiatives are intended to scale sustainable soil health practices to increase carbon sequestration and help the state meet climate goals while improving water quality and promoting resilience.
Tucson hired a forester. Miami named a heat officer. And Los Angeles appointed a climate emergency mobilization director. Across the United States, cities
Tucson hired a forester. Across the United States, cities have launched new programs focused on dealing with extreme weather, reflecting the growing impacts of climate change on local communities, according to experts. Since 2019 at least 30 U.S. cities have taken fresh action such as hiring specialists to combat the impact of extreme weather, including Phoenix, Houston, Louisville, Nashville, and Oakland, according to the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, based at Washington D.C.'s Atlantic Council think tank.