Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub for Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, May 9. She discussed a recent program to create Heat Action Plan Templates for every county in North Carolina, with Chatham County being the first to utilize the action plan. She also discussed the next steps in that program. She also talked about what to watch for as we get into heat season in North Carolina, previewed an upcoming sustainability trip she is taking to Puerto Rico, and more.

Each Thursday “News on the Hill” centers conversations around climate and sustainability for our Climate Thursday segment. We visit with community leaders, policy makers, and experts in the fields of climate science and sustainability in order to put all of the latest climate news into local context.

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