Climate Smart Communities Committee

Nyack named Climate Smart Community by NYS DEC

Thanks to the work of Climate Smart Communities Committee member Marcy Denker, Nyack was certified on April 25, 2019, as a Climate Smart Community under the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and a Clean Energy Community under the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority. To earn this certification, Nyack carried out a number of sustainability efforts.

Read the Journal News article about this honor here.

Read the DEC press release with details here.

ROCKLAND SIERRA CLUB IS WORKING TO PROMOTE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES

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Climate Smart Communities (CSC) is a New York State program that helps local governments take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Benefits include leadership recognition, free technical assistance, and access to grants.

Registered communities have made a commitment to act by passing the CSC pledge. 

In Rockland County, the following are participating Climate Smart Communities:

 Clarkstown (Town), Haverstraw (Village), Montebello (Village), Nyack (Village), Orangetown (Town), Piermont (Village), Rockland County

 

Resources about Climate Smart/Clean Energy Communities & Other NYS Programs

 
Sierra Club Municipal Toolkit
Click here for links to NYS programs plus stories about 12 communities across NY State that have made the switch to renewable energy in some innovative ways. Read how they are protecting the environment while saving money for their residents! 
 
Fact Sheets on Some of the Priority Clean Energy & Climate Smart Communities Actions: