Episode 127: MKE Climate and Equity Plan

Hosts Deisy España and Benjamin Rangel sit down with Nancy Retana, Clean Wisconsin's Resilient Communities Program Director. They talk about Clean Wisconsin’s work to preserve and protect Wisconsin’s clean water, clean air and natural heritage and the City of Milwaukee’s Climate and Equity Plan,. The Climate and Equity Plan was adopted the summer of 2023 and aims to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030, and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, among other things.

To learn more, visit:

• Clean Wisconsin

• MKE’s Climate and Equity Plan

Action Steps:

Nancy’s action steps include:

1. Become a member of Clean Wisconsin

2. Stay educated and knowledgeable about our climate

3. Get a rain barrel!

4. Advocate for yourself about energy burden reduction

5. Know your local elected leaders

6. Check out local orgs - Urban Ecology Center, Nearby Nature, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center

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Music by Casey Masters.