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Release date: 2021-04-02
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[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces 2020 Environmental Achievements

­­For Immediate Release: April 2, 2021

The City of Alexandria has published highlights of its major environmental accomplishments for 2020 that underscore the City’s long-term commitment to environmental sustainability in pursuit of becoming a true Eco-City. The City has focused on completing actions developed in the Environmental Action Plan 2040 (EAP 2040), the sustainability roadmap that was adopted in 2019.

"In the face of rapid climate change, Alexandria’s continuous focus on its environmental goals and objectives lays the foundation for our city’s future success and sustainability,” Mayor Justin Wilson said. “These 2020 achievements are steps toward creating an environmentally, economically and socially healthy Alexandria, where people can live, work and play for decades to come.”

The City’s 2020 environmental achievements include:

Overall, 67 of a total of 122 actions in the EAP 2040 are in progress. The EAP 2040 roadmap is tackling the climate change crisis on many fronts, and a newly formed task force will advise the City on updating its Energy and Climate Change Action Plan.

Visit alexandriava.gov/Eco-City for more information about the Environmental Action Plan 2040 and the City’s sustainability efforts.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

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