Climate Smart Communities List of Participating Local Governments
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 10 Jan 2024The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) tracks the participation of local governments in the state’s Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Program. The dataset lists the CSC status of participating communities (Registered or Certified) and the date associated with that status, as well as the location of the community by county and region. DEC is one of six state agencies that sponsor the CSC Program. For a more up-to-date list of participating communities, please visit https://climatesmart.ny.gov/
This dataset has the following 9 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Local Government | name_of_local_government | text | The name of the local government that is a member of the Climate Smart Communities program. | Grand Island Woodstock Monroe Broome New Lisbon view top 100 |
| Type of Local Government | type_of_local_government | text | The type of local government: city, county, town, or village. | town village city County view top 100 |
| Status as a CSC | status_as_a_csc | text | The local government’s status as a Climate Smart Community (CSC): Registered, Certified, Bronze Certified, Silver Certified, or Gold Certified. See http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/certman.pdf for details regarding certification levels. | Bronze Certified Silver Certified view top 100 |
| Date Adopted CSC Pledge | date_adopted_csc_pledge | calendar_date | The date (in MM/DD/YYYY format) that the local government became a Registered CSC (by adopting the CSC Pledge as a formal resolution). | 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000 2009-04-13T00:00:00.000 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000 2009-07-13T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Certification Expiration Date | certification_expiration_date | calendar_date | The date (in MM/DD/YYYY format) that the certified status of the local government expires. Certifications are valid for a period of five years. Registrations do not expire. (This only applies to those that have met the requirements of the CSC Certification Program) | 2028-09-30T00:00:00.000 2027-09-30T00:00:00.000 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000 2024-09-30T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Population from the 2010 Census | population_from_2010_census | number | The population of the city, county, town or village, based on the 2010 Census. | 3291 5104 71550 88830 36609 view top 100 |
| County | county | text | The county in which the city, town, or village is located; county name for CSCs that are counties. | Westchester Ulster Columbia Dutchess Erie view top 100 |
| REDC Region | redc_region | text | The Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) region in which the city, county, town or village is located. | Mid-Hudson Capital Region Central New York Southern Tier Finger Lakes view top 100 |
| DEC Regional Office | dec_regional_office | text | Region 1: Nassau County and Suffolk counties; Region 2: Kings, Bronx, New York, Queens and Richmond Counties; Region 3: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties; Region 4: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Schoharie counties; Region 5: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties; Region 6: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence counties; Region 7: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties; Region 8: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties; Region 9: Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties . | 3 4 7 8 9 view top 100 |