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Environmental Advisory Commission urges city to treat climate and water risks as urgent priorities
Summary
The Greenville Environmental Advisory Commission presented its 2025 priorities to the City Council, urging stronger attention to stormwater, tree policies, EV charging, air quality and a permanent sustainability coordinator role.
The Environmental Advisory Commission (EAC) presented its annual report to the Greenville City Council on Feb. 10, 2025, stressing that climate impacts and water-quality risks are already evident locally and asking the council to factor environmental impacts into zoning and development decisions.
EAC Chair Jeff McKinnon said the panel is focusing this year on ensuring the city integrates environmental concerns into planning and operations. “We are certainly gonna experience [these effects], and we as individuals are gonna experience them. So I think it's…
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