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Mike Steinhoff, KLA's Director of Climate Analysis, did a deep-dive into what local governments need when it comes to collecting data for climate action, sustainability, and resilience measures. Read the details: hubs.ly/Q02LCtJP0

@ClarkCountyDES is putting the "action" into climate action plan - and they're kicking it into high gear. The County is working to implement their high-priority implementation steps, and bringing their community into the process. See more: hubs.ly/Q02KCvW-0

🚧What are your community's biggest climate action roadblocks?🚧 If you work on climate action or sustainability in any local government, take our 30-second poll to let us know what difficulties you've faced in your sustainability and resilience journey: hubs.ly/Q02HbCVr0

Our partners at @CoMoGov just released their #ShowMeTheRelief map, which provides residents with information about the nearest cooling centers, swimming pools, splash pads, and water fountains. Explore the map on CoMo's Community Dashboard: hubs.ly/Q02HbCmK0

This week, the KLA team was in the City of Buffalo, New York to help develop the #ClimateSmartBuffalo municipal climate action plan, along with the City's Climate Vulnerability Assessment.💡

The City of Charlottesville, VA Community Dashboard is officially online!💻 This new Dashboard will showcase progress on climate goals, tell the story of Charlottesville's climate action, and equip residents with resources to take action. Explore: hubs.ly/Q02FXX_V0

It's that time of year - the time that we get to welcome the newest cohort of KLA Summer Interns!✨ This summer, we're welcoming two bright, passionate students to the KLA team.Get to know each of them and why they chose KLA in our newest blog: hubs.ly/Q02Dlkx60

"Portland is among the hundreds of U.S. cities that have adopted ambitious climate goals in recent years. Now, in search of sustained funding to meet those targets, many are turning to novel fiscal approaches" (hubs.ly/Q02CRnmX0)

East Coasters are feeling this right now: "Over the past year of record-shattering warmth, the average person on Earth experienced 26 more days of abnormally high temperatures than they otherwise would have, were it not for human-induced climate change." hubs.ly/Q02ChffD0

#ClimateSmart Buffalo made its public debut at Buffalo's annual Juneteenth Festival, collecting over 500 community survey responses!🎉 Survey responses analyze how community members experience extreme weather events, and will inform the City's Community Vulnerability Assessment.

Summer temperatures are rising, and so is extreme heat risk across the Country. @COSASustainable is making heat accessible to understand and address through heat vulnerability, equity, and solutions mapping on their Community Dashboard. See more: hubs.ly/Q02BLs2c0

"...More and more storms are so far away from the beginning of the Cat. 5 range that it makes sense to perhaps say they are of a different category... and it's true that we expect more and more of these super-Cat 5 events as [the] climate warms." hubs.ly/Q02Bbgl40

BIG NEWS: Our partners at the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) have been recognized as 2024 Achievement Award winners by the National Association of Counties!🏆

Yesterday, @RI_Barrington held its first #ReadyandResilientBarrington Climate Advisory Group meeting to discuss findings from baseline assessments and identify barriers, opportunities, and other considerations for their high impact sustainability and resilience strategies.

Yesterday, some of our East Coast KLA team got together in Boston to onboard our newest cohort of the KLA Summer Internship Program☀️

Meet KLA's Communications and Engagement Specialist, Elyssa Goswick🗣️🏜️ Elyssa helps both our organization and our clients build creative and accessible outreach materials that encourage urgent and equitable climate action. hubs.ly/Q02s73240

KLA's newest blog dives into the importance of a narrative-driven brand that reflects the unique identities, impacts, and motivators within individual communities. Plus, it introduces the newly-minted brand narratives for three of our newest clients! hubs.ly/Q02yTlHN0

Photographing today’s #AllinClarkCounty proceedings: a Regional Climate Collaborative meeting, hosted by our friends at @CNLV. @DRIScience is with us today, presenting to the committee.

This year's #NPWW theme is Advancing Quality of Life for All -a key goal in climate action work. 📣Tacy Lambiase was on the @ShrewsburyMAGov Podcast discussing why and how to de-silo resilience work - and how #PublicWorks is a key part of that process. hubs.ly/Q02x4l5f0

Happy #NPWW! In our clients' communities across the country, Public Works departments are key to creating, managing, and innovating sustainable systems that reduce emissions and enhance resilience to climate impacts. #AQOLFA hubs.ly/Q02x467q0