{"id":8390,"date":"2023-03-15T16:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2024-12-17T21:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:58:04","slug":"sam-deacon-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/sam-deacon-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Action Plan: Brighter Future\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate Action Plan: Brighter Future<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lancaster PA\u2019s climate action plan sets out to make the city cleaner and equipped for climate change issues.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Sam Deacon<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lancaster PA is creating a plan to help aid the very real threat of climate change and other important environmental hazards that will surely be of importance if left unchecked. Weather changes being a prime one. These significant improvements will not only improve the lives of many, but it will also help build infrastructure. Some of the next steps that this plan is aiming for is to create a group and committee to further the conversation and really push things forward. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This plan will be fit into longstanding municipal functions. Another integral part of this plan is to stay open and transparent with the community. Keeping the public informed of changes within community is always a must do if you are enacting policy. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">At the heart of it, this plan is meant to create a better living space for the citizens of Lancaster and to make sure the future is bright for our environment. To understand this plan better it is important to know of the specific details on what is being implemented. These details will paint a better picture of what is actually going on.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Details<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate Action Plan has set its main focus to reducing greenhouse gases and eliminating waste within the city. However, the improvements are not limited, According to Mayor, Danene Sorace, these improvements include the managing of:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cities management of water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wastewater<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Energy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waste<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stormwater<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Office culture<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Municipal vehicle fleet<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carbon offset programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cBy 2025, emissions will be reduced by 79% with 1% in carbon offsets (80% of emissions), and in 2035 emissions will be reduced 80% with 10% in carbon offsets (90% of emissions)\u201d (cityoflancasterpa.com).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe City of Lancaster\u2019s core mission is to serve its residents, businesses, and environment. Throughout its nearly 300- year history, the City has proven resilient and adaptive to rapid shifts in industry, transportation, and technology, among other changing conditions. This flexibility has been a vital asset, which is evident in Lancaster\u2019s adaptive reuse of historic structures, and it will be key to the City\u2019s efforts to prepare for the effects of climate change. Decreasing emissions can lead to increased prosperity, and adapting to extreme weather will require improved infrastructure. Building on the spirit of ingenuity that has always helped drive Lancaster\u2019s success, the City\u2019s Municipal Operations Climate Action Plan affirms a renewed commitment to the future of Lancaster City\u201d (cityoflancasterpa.com)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Pictures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Downtown Lancaster Traffic Light System<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-scaled.jpg?resize=266%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4451-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Photo by Sam Deacon<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Downtown Lancaster Sewer Drain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4454-scaled.jpg?resize=241%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4454-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4454-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4454-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4454-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4454-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Photo by Sam Deacon<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Lancaster County Environmental Center<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_4450-scaled.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Photo by Sam Deacon<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabethtown\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local college Elizabethtown helps with environmental stability by creating The Green Revolving Fund. &#8220;Various departments on campus have implemented green policies to cut waste and become more environmentally friendly. Even before we were awarded a grant to develop 10 acres of land into a renewable energy hub with a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system, we were making efforts all around campus to decrease our footprint and improve our environmental stewardship&#8221; (The Green Fund, etown.edu, n.d.). They have also increased sustainability with new plan to make printing more environmentally friendly. &#8220;P<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">rint Services uses only Forest Stewardship Council certified all-white copy paper, and the department partners with Elizabethtown College Environmental Group to produce Green Notebooks made from 100-percent recycled paper and plastic&#8221; (The Green Fund, etown.edu, n.d.).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timeline of Global Warming:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2009 &#8211; Global warning experts believe that ramifications of climate change are increasing much faster than previously thought.<\/p>\n<p>2013 &#8211; Global warning doubters believe that there is a halt in global warning. Following years prove this wrong.<\/p>\n<p>2016 &#8211; Economically, Fossil fuels, Solar energy, and wind power start to compete in certain areas.<\/p>\n<p>2019 &#8211; Natural Disasters become more and more common.<\/p>\n<p>(The Discovery of Global Warming, https:\/\/history.aip.org\/, n.d.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Shapiro&#8217;s Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Governor Josh Shapiros new climate budget will fine power plants for their emission of carbon dioxide. This Plan will also raise 600 million dollars (McDevitt, 2023). That being said, &#8220;Shapiro did not talk about RGGI in his budget address Tuesday, but said, \u201cWe must reject the false choice between protecting jobs and protecting our planet. I believe we can do both \u2013 we can embrace the Commonwealth\u2019s role as an energy leader, create good paying jobs, and fulfill our constitutional obligation to protect Pennsylvania\u2019s clean air and pure water\u201d (McDevitt, 2023). State Representative, Jim Struzzi Believes that this plan will create job loss. (McDevitt, 2023).<\/p>\n<p><b>Environmental Scientist Gives Her Input<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Environmental Scientist, Katharine Hayhoe shared her belief in what will help the topic of climate change. Katharine says she believes that a huge part of combating climate change is to have more conversation about it. She believes by talking about it that it will create change that will eventually be scene in the government and other high up places. &#8220;Hayhoe delivered her message at a virtual event Tuesday as part of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs\u2019\u00a0Swain Climate Policy Series, which honors retired government, business, community, and University of Minnesota leader Tom Swain&#8221;\u00a0 (Katharine Hayhoe: Help Solve Climate change, https:\/\/www.hhh.umn.edu\/, n.d.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-4.52.05-PM.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-4.52.05-PM.png?resize=490%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-4.52.05-PM.png?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-4.52.05-PM.png?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-4.52.05-PM.png?resize=768%2C460&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-4.52.05-PM.png?w=1158&amp;ssl=1 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Made by Sam Deacon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local City\u2019s Similar Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Similarly, Philadelphia also has a climate plan in the form of the \u201cClimate Action Playbook.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cToday, the Office of Sustainability released a draft of the\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Philadelphia Climate Action Playbook<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a guide to actions the City is taking to reduce carbon pollution and adapt to a hotter, wetter future. The Playbook is a one-stop resource for anyone interested in learning more about City climate action, how climate change will impact Philadelphia, where our carbon pollution comes from, and where we need to go further to achieve our goals\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Jordan, 2021)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1528],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Importance<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:480,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1528],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The issue of climate change is not going away and Lancaster is one of many cities within Pennsylvania trying to help. These plans of action tackle so many important factors such as water cleanliness, carbon emissions, energy, and much more. Creating these programs is crucial in preventing future problems involved with our ever-changing climate as well as the cleanliness and safety within our cities. It is crucial that we as citizens pay attention to the real threat of climate change and make sure to stay educated and up to date on our states policy decisions regarding this important topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">References<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Climate expert Katharine Hayhoe: Help solve climate change by talking with others about it<\/i>. Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. (2022, April 14). Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https:\/\/www.hhh.umn.edu\/research-centers\/center-science-technology-and-environmental-policy\/advancing-climate-solutions-now\/speaker-katharine-hayhoe<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>McDevitt, R. (2023, March 8). <i>Pa.. gov. Josh Shapiro&#8217;s budget proposal includes Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | stateimpact Pennsylvania<\/i>. NPR. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/pennsylvania\/2023\/03\/07\/josh-shapiros-budget-proposal-includes-regional-greenhouse-gas-initiative\/<\/p>\n<p><i>The Discovery of Global Warming<\/i>. Global warming timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https:\/\/history.aip.org\/climate\/timeline.htm<\/p>\n<p><i>Be conscious<\/i>. Sustainability: The Green Fund &#8211; Elizabethtown College. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/inspired\/sustainability.aspx<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jordan, H. (2021, January 15). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Philadelphia Climate Action Playbook: A Guide to how the city is responding to climate change: Office of Sustainability<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved November 22, 2022, from https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/2021-01-15-cap\/\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:567,&quot;335559991&quot;:567}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate action<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. City of Lancaster, PA. (2021, December 16). Retrieved November 22, 2022, from https:\/\/cityoflancasterpa.com\/climate\/\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:567,&quot;335559991&quot;:567}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pa climate action plan<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. 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