This Thursday, March 14th, at 2 pm in the Stuckemann Building on the Penn State University Park campus, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale will hold the first of three climate hearings. “Beyond the obvious public safety concerns related to flooding and infrastructure damage, a changing climate will impact health, transportation, agriculture, forestry, tourism – from farms to cities, a whole host of issues,” DePasquale said. “These factors all have the potential to create new burdens on taxpayers and disrupt our economy.” How are Pennsylvanians responding?
DePasquale will hear from scientists, local government, non-profits, and the agricultural sector. Speakers include Dr. Michael Mann of PSU’s Earth Systems Science Center, Steve Miller who is vice chair of the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors, Hannah Smith Brubaker who directs the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, and more. Testimony will cover climate adaptation and mitigation efforts and the challenges to both in central Pennsylvania.
The event is free and open to the public.
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