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Local activists urge climate action as county advances composting pilot and CSC work
Summary
A North Country Earth Action representative urged supervisors to support state and local climate measures; county officials and the Climate Smart Communities committee reported a $100,000 matching grant and a pilot composting project.
Lisa Adamson, of the volunteer group North Country Earth Action, told the Warren County Board of Supervisors during public comment that she and a colleague will report quarterly on local climate-awareness efforts and offered to be a resource to municipalities.
"We're not experts, but what we're hoping is that by reporting ... we can spark interaction in each municipality," Adamson said. She urged support for state measures such as the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (commonly referred to in public debate as the state climate framework) and for actions that make renewable energy more accessible to residents.
Adamson also noted Warren County's existing local efforts. The county’s Climate Smart Communities (CSC) committee has applied for state credits through NYSERDA and the Department of Environmental Conservation and recently secured a matching grant of $100,000, with the county providing a local match to pilot a countywide composting project while a larger program is developed, the chair reported. The committee is working toward a bronze-level CSC certification that can make the county eligible for additional state funding for emissions-reduction projects.
She highlighted grassroots efforts around compost pickup at farmers markets, a reuse shed at the Ridge Street transfer station expected to open soon, and local nonprofit activity such as 0 Waste Warren County and the Clean Air Action Committee. Adamson encouraged supervisors to share an app from Climate Action Now that helps residents contact officials about climate bills.
The board hearing Adamson’s remarks also cited planning for a greenhouse-gas inventory and a future climate action plan as county-level goals under consideration; county staff reported steps toward a composting pilot and other CSC-related activities during the meeting.
