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County, Middlefield, Cooperstown Earn Climate Certification

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By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZELMOHAWK

As of April 24, Otsego County, the Town of Middlefield, and the Village of Cooperstown have been certified as Bronze Climate Smart Communities by New York State, marking progress toward climate action and energy efficiency.

Otsego County is the first county in the Mohawk Valley economic region to receive the certification.

The Climate Smart Communities program offers a checklist of actions local municipalities can take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, with actions assigned point values. The long checklist includes items like measuring greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change or installing heat pumps. There is also a Silver level. Beyond immediate environmental and cost-savings benefits, municipalities are incentivized to participate through increased state grant opportunities.

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