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Hopewell Valley Climate Action Committee outlines plan for decarbonization, grants and student engagement
Summary
The Climate Action Committee presented its year-long work to the board, detailing education initiatives, transportation goals (including a push toward zero-emission buses), waste-reduction and resilience efforts and announced a $30,000 New Jersey Department of Education climate resilience grant for rain-garden installations and curriculum.
Co-chairs Scott Bertell, principal of Hopewell Elementary School, and Callum McGrath, an art teacher and co-chair, presented the Climate Action Committee's annual report, highlighting student-led education, transportation surveys and grant-supported resilience work.
Bertell said the committee's work is organized into subcommittees for Education, Transportation, Food and Waste, Resilience and Facilities and noted student programs such as Green Week, school gardens and an ecology elective at the high school. "Our…
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