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Addressing climate-related public health risks in Colorado

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Case Study
Adaptation Phase: 
Awareness
Sector Addressed: 
Public Health
Summary: 

Colorado is implementing climate change adaptation and action initiatives across agencies and scales throughout the state. However, the integration of climate change into public health is limited and planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts are variable across state-, county-, and city-level endeavors.

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Climate Change, the Great Lakes, and Mining

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Disaster Risk Management
Education / Outreach
Policy
Water Resources
Summary: 

In 2006, Kennecott Minerals applied for permits to develop a mine in the Yellow Dog Plains located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. To garner support for enhanced environmental protection, the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, a watershed protection group, solicited a report to assess the impacts climate change may pose to regional mining practices.

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