Overview
- Mayor Daniel Lurie’s proposal would drop the department’s General Fund support to about $545,000, down from nearly $3 million in 2022–23.
- Department leaders say eight positions tied to the Climate Action Plan are at risk, and they warn the Climate Equity Hub would be eliminated.
- Other efforts that rely on unrestricted dollars face constraints, including public EV charging support and building decarbonization work linked to the city’s 2040 net‑zero goal.
- Roughly two hundred protesters gathered at City Hall before a Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing, with labor groups and environmental justice advocates urging reversal.
- Supervisors Rafael Mandelman and Jackie Fielder joined the push for scrutiny as the mayor’s office cites ongoing negotiations ahead of a final Board vote expected in July.