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County staff outline plan to finalize climate action plan, seek deeper land‑use and equity work
Summary
Department of Environment officials briefed the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee on the county’s Climate Action Plan and implementation strategy, previewing a Nov. 20 leadership summit, employee training, resilience hubs and a plan to finish five remaining implementation strategies in FY26.
Department of Environment officials on Thursday briefed the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee on the county’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) and the Climate Action Implementation Strategy Plan (CASP), laying out FY26 implementation priorities and a recommended near-term release of the CAP while finishing five remaining implementation strategies.
Katie Dickinson, the county’s climate action officer, summarized the department’s near-term work: a Brave Boy Climate Leadership Summit on Nov. 20 at Prince George's Community College; a Climate 101 interactive training (about 30 minutes) that the department plans to make mandatory for county employees pending approval; development of two resilience hubs (Hyattsville Library and the Colin Powell Academy); and an interagency committee (ICC) formed in May 2025 to coordinate cross‑agency implementation.
DOE said the CAP’s goal is to reduce countywide…
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