Covington will consider the establishment of a climate action task force following the recommendations of the Green Umbrella Regional Climate Collaborative, which presented to the Covington City Commission on Tuesday. “We know that local governments in particular are on the front lines of grappling with extreme storms, air quality challenges and tons of other issues that I know constituents bring every day,” said Green Umbrella’s Senior Director of Programs and Climate Strategy Savannah Sullivan. The collaborative is a network of organizations working to tackle environmental problems in the tri-state area.
Covington, along with Milford and Oxford in Ohio, were founding member cities of the collaborative. The collaborative provided the city with am expert fellow, Elese Daniel, embedded in the city to advise on various environmental issues. Daniel’s fellowship ended this month, and she also addressed the commission on Tuesday.
Get the news when you want to with our email newsletters The Daily LINK - Every morning The Weekend LINK - Saturdays The Sports LINK - Mondays at noon Sign up Sullivan talked about the costs associated with climate and weather-related disasters, showing a map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showing various natural disasters around the country last year. There were a record 28 billion-dollar disasters in the United States in 2023 . “Last year, we had almost $30 billion in disasters, and they are concentrating in our regio.