Roney: Portion of $26M in COVID-19 relief money should go towards climate change efforts

by WLOS Staff

Thu, September 16th 2021, 7:36 PM UTC

SEPT. 16, 2021 -{ }Asheville City Council member Kim Roney (pictured) says Asheville should use a portion of more than $26 million in pandemic relief money to address the root causes of climate change.{ }"We could certainly address the immediate emergency with a band aid, but we really need to address the root causes of, why we're in these overlapping emergencies? if we're going to be resilient moving forward," Roney said. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

SEPT. 16, 2021 - Asheville City Council member Kim Roney says Asheville should use a portion of more than $26 million in pandemic relief money to address the root causes of climate change. "We could certainly address the immediate emergency with a band aid, but we really need to address the root causes of, why we're in these overlapping emergencies? if we're going to be resilient moving forward," Roney said. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

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SEPT. 16, 2021 - Asheville City Council member Kim Roney (pictured) says Asheville should use a portion of more than $26 million in pandemic relief money to address the root causes of climate change. "We could certainly address the immediate emergency with a band aid, but we really need to address the root causes of, why we're in these overlapping emergencies? if we're going to be resilient moving forward," Roney said. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

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