ISLAND COUNTY: Sound Off: County Works to address climate change impacts (JANET ST. CLAIR/WNT)

Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times reporting measures Island County is taking to address climate change. St. Clair’s column appeared in the paper’s Aug. 12, 2023 edition.

They Said It

As we see record breaking temperatures across our nation this summer, I want to take a moment to recognize this as an impact of climate change and take a moment to talk about what Island County has been doing in response.

In September 2022, the Board of Island County Commissioners passed a Climate Resolution with a commitment to specific actions that align with science, reduce greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions and strengthen resiliency….

…These are just some of the actions we have taken as a result of the advocacy and effort to assure our local government acknowledges and addresses climate change impacts. The board has also implemented a “Climate in All Policies” lens for our policy work so we align our work with the values in our climate resolution.