A city government, a looming disaster, and a complicated choice

Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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We often tell you that YOUR local government is the one you have to pay really close attention to. So today we’re bringing you an episode from our colleagues over at Outside/In that proves exactly this. It’s about one city - Juneau, Alaska - and what happens when climate change concerns meet municipal resources – or lack thereof. What does a city do when the bottom line doesn’t jibe with reality and federal funds are out of reach? Especially when a predictable natural disaster is looming on the horizon? Outside/In host Nate Hegyi visits Juneau to see one example of why some Americans - and their civil leaders - are rejecting tough truths about climate change when it comes knocking at their own back door. To see photos and learn more about Nate's reporting in Juneau, click here. Check out Outside/In at Outsideinradio.org - and follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hannah McCarthy here. You're listening to Civics 101. We are of course a show about the national government,
0:07.2	about democratic ideas and principles, the big sweeping stuff that ostensibly affects everyone in this country.
0:15.0	But we often tell you that your local government is the one you have to pay really close attention to. That's where so many decisions are made the to
0:23.0	that's where so many decisions are made that affect your everyday life.
0:27.0	The whole whether you get a stop sign put in near the bus stop thing.
0:31.0	It's the stuff that you notice right away, the stuff that makes
0:35.0	your life a whole lot easier or not. So today we're bringing you an episode from
0:41.0	our colleagues over at Outside in that the proves exactly this.
0:45.5	It's about one city, Juno Alaska, and what happens when climate change concerns meet
0:51.0	municipal resources or lack thereof.
0:54.8	What does a city do when the bottom line doesn't jibe with reality and federal funds are
1:00.9	out of reach? This story is a good reminder to stay in tune with what is happening in your community.
1:08.0	Show up for your local government meetings and of course remember to vote in those local elections.
1:14.2	If you like this story, please head over to the outside in feed
1:17.1	to subscribe to that show for a lot more great reporting,
1:20.7	just like it.
1:22.2	All right, take a listen.
1:25.0	Hey, this is outside in. I'm Nate Hedgy.
1:30.0	It's about 38 degrees.
1:31.0	Wet slushy snow, clouds,
1:34.8	classic Juno Alaska day.
1:40.1	Earlier this year, I was jet-lagged,, and waiting for a guy named Tom Matisse to meet me at a parking lot in Alaska's capital city.
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