 Dalton Green Committee to Present Climate Action Plan Draft April 12For the past nine months, the committee has been working with the town's consultant, Blue Strike Environmental, in the development of this document. Dalton Green Committee Recommends Consultant for Action PlanThe Green Committee overwhelmingly recommended having Blue Strike Environmental as the town's consultant for its Climate Action Plan during its meeting on Monday. Dalton Green Committee Clarifies Scope of Climate Action PlanThe Green Committee clarified the scope of the Climate Action Plan during its meeting last week to include climate-related hazard mitigation as one of its priorities.  Stockbridge-Munsee Gets $2M to Reclaim Indigenous LandThe Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is one of the first tribes to receive state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding, a historical feat that will go toward the reclamation of indigenous homeland. Dalton Considers Implementing Climate Change PolicyThis policy is a significant commitment because it sets requirements that the department heads and the Finance Committee has to follow, Select Board chair Joseph Diver said at last week's meeting. Forum: Climate Preparedness Can Mean Energy SavingsNew ways to reduce fossil fuel dependence in a cost effective way was the topic at a climate change preparedness forum earlier this month. |
