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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br />Meeting Summary <br />April 14th, 2025; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />Sub-Committee Breakout Meeting Summaries <br />Air & Energy Resources Sub-committee: <br /> <br />Present: John Bucher, Ian Morse, Matthew Ferguson, Kristie Mather <br /> <br />Absent: Veronica Penn Beattie <br /> <br />Staff: Amy Eckberg <br /> <br />• Talked about ways to find data that had been removed and resources to access them. <br /> <br />• Reviewed initial outlines of topics for Climate Change impacts. <br /> <br />• Decided to add research to Nuclear Power Generation to list of topics. <br /> <br />• Talked about Senate Bill 261: New bill to undo Duke Energy Climate goals for 2030. <br /> <br />Water Resources Sub-committee: <br /> Present: Lily Schacht, Patrick Fn’Piere <br />Absent: Mark Randall <br />Staff: Wesley Poole (Teams), Melony Gilles <br />• Highlight gaps in data through recommendations. <br /> <br />• Recommend writing a grant? <br /> <br />• Direct a push to look for specific data. <br /> <br />• Ask and answer specific questions. <br /> <br />• EcoStudio taking applications for the Fall: https://ecostudio.unc.edu/ <br /> Land Resources Sub-committee: <br />Present: Regina Baratta, Aimee Vandemark, Reade Oakley