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Sterling Heights sustainability commission outlines tree program, TreeKeeper and climate-action work
Summary
City sustainability planner and the commission chair reviewed 2024 accomplishments including a TreeKeeper tree database, tree-planting grants, a greenhouse-gas inventory that fed the recently adopted climate action plan, and continued work on food-waste reduction and electric vehicle pilots.
Sterling Heights city staff and the Sustainability Commission on the council meeting agenda Thursday summarized 2024 work and next steps for implementing the city's climate action plan.
"2024 was an exciting year when it comes to sustainability and the progress that the city has achieved," Sustainability Planner Alexis Weinberg told the council, then introduced Nathan Inks, chair of the Sustainability Commission, who described committee work on solar zoning, waste diversion, stormwater, biodiversity and tree plantings.
Inks said the commission helped finalize zoning amendments to explicitly permit…
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