Item 7: Resolution in Support of Clean Air Act

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CLEAN AIR CITIES CAMPAIGN The Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute has launched “Clean Air Cities,” a nationwide campaign urging cities around the United States to call on the Obama administration and the EPA to use the Clean Air Act to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. The equation is simple: If we want clean air and a healthy climate, we have to cut greenhouse gas pollution. The Clean Air Act is our current best hope to reach this goal in the United States. But the Act is under significant attack from the fossil fuel industry and its allies in Congress. It’s clear that climate change is here now and already having a profound effect on the places we live, the natural resources we depend on and the species that provide rich biodiversity around the planet. We need to take significant steps now to curb greenhouse gas pollution and avoid the worst effects of runaway global climate change. Cities across the country can be a powerful voice for prompting action in Washington. That’s why the Center is calling on volunteers from coast to coast to urge their local elected officials to pass resolutions in support of the EPA using the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon in our atmosphere to no more than 350 parts per million — the level scientists say is needed to avoid catastrophic climate esolutions from 26 cities: change. So far, we’ve earned r Chicago, IL Milwaukee, WI Oxnard, CA Seattle, WA Madison, WI Santa Cruz, CA Philadelphia, PA; Albany, NY Richmond, CA Pittsburgh, PA Minneapolis, MN Boone, NC Cincinnati OH Berkeley, CA Northampton, MA Tampa, FL Cambridge, MA Oberlin, OH Kansas City, MO Tucson, AZ; Pinecrest, FL, Salt Lake City, UT Santa Monica, CA Gulfport, FL Boulder, CO. Arcata, CA Santa Fe, NM The Center is providing all the materials needed, including a sample city resolution and supporting documents. There’s also an online community through our Facebook page, where you can provide updates, ask questions and get support from other volunteers. We can connect you with others in your community and support you every step of the way. Resolution - Page 3 of 2