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Local leaders planning for climate effects

By Matthew Daly
Published December 10, 2013 10:36pm ET
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Local leaders planning for climate effects
FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo, a guardrail hangs away from a closed canyon road, which links Boulder with the mountain town of Nederland, and which is washed out in places by recent flooding, up Boulder Canyon, west of Boulder, Colo. When it comes to climate change, local officials have a message for Washington: Lead or get out of the way. Matthew Appelbaum, mayor of Boulder, Colo., says the first thing the federal government should do is not make things worse. He says officials should reconsider policies that encourage rebuilding in flood zones and forested areas vulnerable to wildfires.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File) | Brennan Linsley

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to climate change, local officials have a message for Washington: Lead or get out of the way.

Local governments have long acted as first responders in emergencies and now are working to plan for sea level rise, floods, hurricanes and other extreme events associated with climate change.

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