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Houston mayor touts city's climate action plan following major flooding disasters

CNBC · Emma Newburger · last updated

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner this week described progress the city is making toward curbing planet-warming emissions and building storm resilient infrastructure as part of its climate action plan, which the Texas city launched two years ago after grappling with six major flooding disasters in just five years.

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