Effort to Work Climate Change Into Growth Management Falls Short
The Columbian › February 20, 2009
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Senate and House Democrats are trying again this session to require local governments to address climate change by including high-density, transit-friendly development in their land-use plans.
But again, an effort to add a specific climate change goal to the Growth Management Act with teeth has fallen short.See the full content of this document
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Effort to Work Climate Change Into Growth Management Falls Short
A bill introduced in the 2008 session would have required cities and counties to address the states greenhouse gas reduction goals as they adopt new comprehensive land-use plans that will determine how far people live from where they work, shop and play.
Transportation accounts for half the states greenhouse gas emissions.Last years bill was ...See the full content of this document
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