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 Lela Alston Representative, 2nd District Representative, 15th District Arizona Arizona Bruce Wheeler Lynne Pancrazi Representative, 10th District Representative, 24th District, Assistant Arizona Minority Leader Arizona Chad Campbell Representative, 14th District, Minority Paul Cunningham Leader City Council Member Arizona Tuscan, Arizona Juan Carlos Escamilla Rob Adams Representative, 4th District Mayor Arizona Sedona, Arizona Katie Hobbs Victoria Steele Senator Representative, 9th District Arizona Arizona Kolby Granville City Council Member Tempe, Arizona Colorado Beth McCann Jeanne Labuda Representative, Majority Whip, 8th District Representative, 1st District Colorado Colorado Bob Overbeck John Ericson City Council Member Trustee, City Council Fort Collins, Colorado Estes Park, Colorado Christina Rinderle John Kefalas City Council Member Senator, 14th District Durango, Colorado Colorado Coreen Toll Jonathan Singer City Councilor Representative, 11th District Manitou Springs, Colorado Colorado Daniel Kagan Lisa Morzel Representative, 3rd District City Council Member Colorado Boulder, Colorado Dean Brookie Macon Cowles City Council Member City Council Member Durango, Colorado Boulder, Colorado Deb Gardner Margaret Garvey Rogers County Commissioner Town Council Member Boulder County, Colorado Vail, Colorado Elise Jones Mary Dolores Young County Commissioner City Council Member Boulder County, Colorado Boulder County, Colorado Irene Aguilar Matt Appelbaum Senator, 32nd District, Assistant Majority Mayor Leader Boulder, Colorado Colorado Max Tyler Representative, Chairman Transportation Richard Hagan and Energy Committee, 23rd District City Council Member Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Merrily Mazza Ross Cunniff City Council Member City Council Member Lafayette, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Michael Hancock Shakti Mayor City Council Member Denver, Colorado Lakewood, Colorado Mike Foote Sharon Tessier Representative, 12th District City Council Member Colorado Broomfield, Colorado Paul Rosenthal Sweetie Marbury Representative, 9th District Mayor Pro Team, City Council Colorado Durango, Colorado Pauline Christensen Tom Quinn City Council Member City Council Member Longmont, Colorado Lakewood, Colorado Peggy Lehmann Walter Magill City Council Member City Council Member Denver, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado Ralph Trenary City Council Member Loveland, Colorado Florida Dr. Clifford R. 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