Environment Standing Committee
About the Committee
Led by Columbia (MO) Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, the Environment Committee is focused on a range of environmental and climate-related issues, including but not limited to: climate mitigation, resiliency, environmental justice, recycling and solid waste management, brownfields, Superfund, clean air, and drinking water/wastewater issues.
We are actively engaged in monitoring and responding to federal legislative or regulatory proposals relating to environmental policy that affect local governments. Additionally, as cities continue to make progress on their climate goals, we work closely with our intergovernmental partners to ensure local implementation of historic new federal investments through both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Leadership
Mayor Barbara Buffaloe
Columbia, MO | Chair
Mayor Abdullah Hammoud
Dearborn, MI
Vice-Chair, Health & Equity
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson
Riverside, CA
Vice-Chair
Mayor Janet Cowell
Raleigh, NC
Vice-Chair
Resources
Latest News and Resources
Mayors Testify Today on Environmental Priorities, Push for Brownfields and Integrated Planning Legislation
Conference of Mayors Brownfields Chair Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray and Rialto (CA) Mayor Deborah Robertson
Lancaster Mayor Gray to Testify on Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act
Washington, D.C. – On behalf of The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mayor Rick Gray will testify before
Elizabeth Mayor Bollwage to Testify on Brownfields Redevelopment as a Means of Economic Development, Job Creation
Washington, D.C. – On behalf of The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Elizabeth, New Jersey Mayor Christian Bollwage will
“Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Revitalizing American Communities through the Brownfields Program”
Written Testimony of Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage For The U.S. Conference of Mayors Before the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy to Urge Stronger City-Federal Partnership
Will Testify at Congressional Hearing on the Role of Federal Agencies in Water Infrastructure Washington, D.C. – On behalf of The
Adopted Policies
During the Conference’s Annual Meeting every June, standing committees recommend policy positions they believe should be adopted by the organization. At this time, every member attending the Annual Meeting is given the opportunity to discuss and then vote on each policy resolution. Each city, represented by its mayor, casts one vote. The policy positions adopted at the Annual Meeting collectively represent the views of the nation’s mayors and are distributed to the President of the United States and Congress.
Search all Environment Standing Committee resolutions dating back to 1992 using the search bar, or view the resolutions passed by Annual Meeting below.