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For the first time, Georgia is working on a statewide plan to address climate change. There’s a plan in the works for metro Atlanta, too.
The efforts are thanks to federal funding in the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law last year. It includes $3 million for each state to make a climate pollution reduction plan. There’s another million for large cities. Both Georgia and Atlanta have signed on to the program.
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