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Gonzaga Climate Institute and partners present Spokane Community Resilience Action Plan for heat and wildfire smoke
Summary
The Climate Institute updated the committee on a community‑driven resilience plan that now combines extreme heat and wildfire smoke preparedness; version 2 will add accountable actors, measurable metrics and timelines and pursues nature‑based solutions, language‑accessible education, and home weatherization.
Dante Jester of the Gonzaga Climate Institute presented the Spokane Community Resilience Action Plan, a community‑derived effort to prepare for extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
Jester said the plan grew from 2021 heat‑dome lessons and community engagement across Spokane, noting research showing a more than 350% increase in poor‑air‑quality days (AQI>100) since 2015,…
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