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Sunrise Movement urges committee to elevate climate reporting and sustainability work

5854660 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

A public commenter from Sunrise Movement told the committee on Sept. 16 that the committee's regular materials and the city manager's monthly update do not make clear that climate is within the committee's purview and urged clearer reporting and integration of climate into agenda items.

Caller Rachel Cohen, identifying herself with Sunrise Movement, used the committee's public-comment opportunity on Sept. 16 to urge City of Asheville officials to treat climate as central to the committee's work and to adopt clearer reporting. "If someone tuned into this meeting without understanding the committee's scope, they would have no clue that…

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