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Committee approves creation of Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation
Summary
The Council's Committee on Transportation and the Environment advanced Bill 26-66 to establish a 17-member Youth Climate Council to advise the mayor, the Council, and city agencies on climate, conservation and green workforce development; the committee approved the measure with staff to make technical edits.
The Committee on Transportation and the Environment advanced Bill 26-66, the Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation Establishment Act of 2025, at an additional meeting Thursday, Sept. 25, approving the committee report and committee print with direction for staff to make technical editorial and conforming changes.
Chairman and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen said the bill would give young residents a formal advisory role on district climate and environmental policy and on green workforce development. “Young people are not just tomorrow's leaders, they are already today's advocates, and they deserve a seat at the tables where the district's climate and environmental policies are determined,” Allen said.
The bill would create a Youth Climate…
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