Salem begins work on climate action plan to help reduce future emissions

Englewood Park on a foggy morning. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter)

The City of Salem is beginning an 18-month process to develop a Climate Action Plan that’s intended to make the city more resilient to climate change in the decades to come.

In July, Salem hired Nebraska-based consulting firm Verdis Group to help develop the plan. The city also allocated $150,000 for the work.

The first step in the process is to create a task force comprised…

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