Residents’ input raises temperature on Peekskill climate strategies

In a recent survey, roughly one hundred Peekskill residents said that over the past ten years some of the greatest hazards they’ve experienced were extremely hot days, poor air quality, heat waves, and flooding.

That survey was conducted by the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership (CEEP), which on Monday, April 7, presented the results to the Common Council. The survey informed an update on the City of Peekskill Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan (CVAAP).

According to Program Coordinator Emma Kaminski, the CVAAP identifies the community’s assets, systems, and populations at risk from climate change and outlines strategies to help mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Read the Full Article from Eric Harvey at the Peekskill Herald