“The Climate Action Plan actually is one of the six points of my inclusive
vision for Bethlehem.”
Bethlehem’s Environmental Advisory Council, April 1, 2021
- uses platform at work at Lehigh University to support the efforts of the sustainability program there
- been a Democratic activist on planning issues since teen years
- Climate Action Plan is one of her six platform issues
- pandemic recovery, affordable housing, Climate Action Plan, racism/inequality, reimagine Public Safety, foster vibrant neighborhoods
- pieces of the CAP are in all of the parts of her plan
- particularly loves that the CAP instills environmental justice throughout
- particularly struck by the implementation part of the CAP and Council’s important role there
- avid organic gardener
- changing policies to create better access to renewable energy
- an ally to implementation of the CAP
- worked on the communications piece of the CAP
- timing of the CAP is brilliant, aligning with the federal infrastructure plan
“Pieces of the Climate Action Plan are in all of my plan, actually, because I want to address racism and inequality, I want to reimagine public safety, and I want to foster vibrant neighborhoods which also involve the parks, the playgrounds, the green space in out communities. What I love about the Climate Action Plan is that it instills environmental justice throughout.”