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Local View: Declaring a climate emergency not enough; now Duluth needs to make good on its goals


From the column: This is a moment worth celebrating. This is also a moment for taking action.
Written By:
Jenna Yeakle, Levi Gregg, Linda Herron, Kathryn Milun, Arryn Clanaugh, Sydney David, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Allen Richardson, Bret Pence, Ellen Anderson, and JT Haines |
11:00 am, May 13, 2021
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Pedestrians walk past a section of Duluth’s Lakewalk a day after it was damaged by a storm Oct. 10, 2018. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
Congratulations to the Duluth City Council, which passed a climate-emergency declaration for the city on April 12. Congratulations and appreciation are also due to local community members who recognize the need for climate action and that we have a limited window of opportunity to avoid a worst-case scenario of human and environmental damage. ....

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