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Becerra worked on the Natural Resources Defense Council for more than five years. (Shutterstock)
ACTON, MA Acton is welcoming its first Sustainability Director, Andrea Becerra. Acton s Sustainability Office was created after a resolution was passed in the 2020 Town Meeting.
Becerra worked on the Natural Resources Defense Council for more than five years before coming to Acton. During her time on the council, Becerra focused on various things from communication strategies to build support for the U.S. Clean Power Plan, to advocating for water-smart policies across the Americas. Following the recent Special Town Meeting vote to adopt a resolution declaring a climate emergency, coupled with the Select Board s long-standing goal of sustainability, I am excited to have Andrea on board as Acton s first Sustainability Director to help oversee sustainability programs and initiatives in Acton, Town Manager John Mangiaratti said.
2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division Leadership
COL Michael P. Wagner
COL Wagner began his career as an Infantry Officer in 1997 after graduating from the United States Military Academy, and he was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry in Vicenza, Italy. There he served as an airborne rifle platoon leader, rifle company executive officer, and maintenance officer.
From 2002-2005, COL Wagner served at Fort Hood, Texas, where he was a Current Operations Officer in the III Corps G3 and then as the Brigade Chief of Plans and Commander of A Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry in 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. During this time he deployed to Tikrit, Iraq, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom I.
US President Joe Biden’s climate ambitions, global positioning promises to diminish US global footprint
US taking on climate change will need a reassessment of everything – from priorities in the Arctic to helping fragile countries deal with climate risks, experts said.
Jan 28, 2021 17:41:26 IST
John Kerry, the new US envoy for climate change, has spent the past few days repeatedly telling world leaders that the United States is ready to help the world raise ambition to address global warming. Doing so, however, could mean big changes for America’s role in the world. Foreign policy experts say that the Biden administration’s efforts must extend far beyond rejoining the Paris Agreement, the global pact by nearly 200 governments aimed at slowing climate change. Taking on climate change will require a reassessment of everything from US priorities in the Arctic to helping fragile countries deal with the fallout of climate risks.
How Bidenâs Climate Ambitions Could Shift Americaâs Global Footprint
Serious efforts to address global warming might mean big changes for Americaâs trade, foreign relations and even defense strategy.
John Kerry, President Bidenâs global envoy for climate change, is a principal member of the National Security Council.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Published Jan. 27, 2021Updated Feb. 2, 2021
President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday said climate change should be regarded as âan essential element of U.S. foreign policy and national security.â That is likely to bring big changes for Americaâs role in the world.