Our Priorities
Climate Coalition Montgomery County priorities FY26 (click here for a detailed list):
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Green infrastructure, focusing on stormwater management and heat island mitigation
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Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)
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Montgomery County Community Choice Energy (CCE) and County Solar Energy Strategic Plan
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Land Use Planning / Data Centers and Zoning
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Zero Waste / Waste Reduction and Prevention; Incinerator; Synthetic Turf
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Transportation / Upcounty Transit; Toll lanes
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Resilience / Local Food Production; Resilience hubs
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Green Housing / Sustainable Housing;
Housing Density; Geothermal
What We Have Supported
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Buildings Energy Performance Standards
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Plastic Bag Ban
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Green Building Now Act
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Phasing-out gas-powered leaf blowers
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Climate assessments for all bills, ZTAs, and master plans
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Forest Conservation Law amendments
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Increasing County budget for climate action
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Strengthening the County's final CAP
