The Honorable Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 May 22nd, 2014 Dear President Obama, As public officials concerned about our constituents’ well-being, we thank you for your leadership to date on addressing climate change. We enthusiastically support the Climate Action Plan you have put forward. Climate change threatens the health of our families, our communities and the ecosystems on which we depend, and we are ready to work with and support you and your Administration. Together, we can implement a comprehensive approach to reduce carbon pollution while building resilient communities with strong local economies, reliable and affordable energy choices, and that are well-prepared for the impacts of climate change now and into the future. As you know, the many communities that we represent are already feeling the effects of climate change now. We recognize, and are already seeing the economic and environmental benefits of a shift to clean energy that avoids the harmful emissions that cause global warming. We are also working to protect our communities with resilience strategies, but we also look forward to a strong partnership with the federal government to help us make our communities even stronger. Under your leadership, we can help you achieve the key pillars of your plan to reduce carbon pollution, especially the first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from power plants, increases in the energy efficiency of our built environment, and smarter investments in our country’s renewable energy infrastructure. By committing to clean up power plants with a stakeholder process similar to that which was used for other Clean Air Act standards, you are once again demonstrating your commitment to commonsense solutions that takes the challenge of climate change seriously. This move, combined with the strong efficiency and clean energy goals also outlined in your Climate Action Plan, is key to putting America on a path to a future powered by homegrown clean energy. However, as you have rightly acknowledged, it is not enough just to reduce carbon pollution, we must also prepare and adapt to the impacts that are here today and those that are expected, including stronger and more damaging storms, flooding, heat waves, prolonged drought, more frequent wildfires, and other extremes. Therefore, we applaud your plan’s commitment to identify and remove barriers to climate-resilient investment, to remove policies that increase vulnerabilities. We are particularly supportive of your pledge to provide targeted support and assistance to local governments as we work together to reduce our risk from climate change in a post-Superstorm Sandy world. We are ready to stand up in support of this bold action to ensure our communities and our health are protected and that we are doing our part to take action to fight climate change. Thank you again, Mr. President, for your leadership in addressing the largest environmental crisis of our time. Sincerely, Arizona Albert Hale Kolby Granville Representative, 2nd District City Council Member Arizona Tempe, Arizona Bruce Wheeler Lela Alston Representative, 10th District, Assistant Representative, 24th District Minority Leader Arizona Arizona Lydia Hernandez Chad Campbell Representative, 29th District Representative, 24th District, Minority Arizona Leader Arizona Lynne Pancrazi Representative, 4th District, Assistant David Bradley Minority Leader Senator, 10th District Arizona Arizona Paul Cunningham Juan Carlos Escamilla City Council Member Representative, 4th District Tuscon, Arizona Arizona Rob Adams Katie Hobbs Mayor Senator, 24th District Sedona, Arizona Arizona Rosanna Gabaldon Representative, 2nd District Arizona Victoria Steele Representative, 9th District Arizona Colorado Beth McCann Irene Aguilar Representative, Majority Whip, 8th District Senator, 32nd District, Assistant Majority Colorado Leader Colorado Bob Overbeck City Council Member Jeanne Labuda Fort Collins, Colorado Representative, 1st District Colorado Christina Rinderle City Council Member John Ericson Durango, Colorado Trustee, City Council Estes Park, Colorado Coreen Toll City Councilor John Kefalas Manitou Springs, Colorado Senator, 14th District Colorado Daniel Kagan Representative, 3rd District Jonathan Singer Colorado Representative, 11th District Colorado Dean Brookie City Council Member Lisa Morzel Durango, Colorado City Council Member Boulder, Colorado Deb Gardner County Commissioner Macon Cowles Boulder County, Colorado City Council Member Boulder, Colorado Elise Jones County Commissioner Margaret Garvey Rogers Boulder County, Colorado Town Council Member Vail, Colorado Mary Dolores Young Peggy Lehmann City Council Member City Council Member Boulder County, Colorado Denver, Colorado Matt Appelbaum Ralph Trenary Mayor City Council Member Boulder, Colorado Loveland, Colorado Max Tyler Richard Hagan Representative, Chairman Transportation City Council Member and Energy Committee, 23rd District Gunnison, Colorado Colorado Ross Cunniff Merrily Mazza City Council Member City Council Member Fort Collins, Colorado Lafayette, Colorado Shakti Michael Hancock City Council Member Mayor Lakewood, Colorado Denver, Colorado Sharon Tessier Mike Foote City Council Member Representative, 12th District Broomfield, Colorado Colorado Sweetie Marbury Paul Rosenthal Mayor Pro Team, City Council Representative, 9th District Durango, Colorado Colorado Tom Quinn Pauline Christensen City Council Member City Council Member Lakewood, Colorado Longmont, Colorado Walter Magill City Council Member Steamboat Springs, Colorado Florida Dr. Clifford R. 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