A new task force in Rochester is focused on the people most affected by climate change
January 23, 2023 by Jasmin Singer
When policymakers and stakeholders discuss climate change in Rochester, Andrea McLean wants those most affected by its harmful effects to finally be invited to the table. McLean — the public engagement coordinator for the Climate Solutions Accelerator of the Genesee Finger Lakes Region — is leading the charge toward equity.
Joining forces with a group of dedicated volunteers, McLean is helping to launch Color Rochester Green with the goal of prioritizing climate action in communities of color. The focus of the task force is to identify and develop municipal and neighborhood solutions to climate-related issues that disproportionately affect those communities throughout the city.
McLean explains that when those communities are faced with problems like extreme rainfall and flooding, it becomes an “injustice accelerator.”
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