<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Good opportunity on Tuesday night to learn about proposed DEP resilience regulations from leading advocates. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Have a great week, </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Chris Powicki</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Chair, Sierra Cape Cod</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">774.487.4614</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><div class="">——</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></span></span></div><div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sierra Cape Cod's “Third Tuesday Talk” Series</span></b></div><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" size="4"><span class=""><span class=""><b class="">“Building Climate Resilience: Proposed State Regulations on Coastal Development & Nature-Based Solutions” </b></span></span></font></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Featuring Experts from Conservation Law Foundation and Mass Audubon</font></b></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Tuesday, March 19, 7 pm </font></span></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class=""><font class=""><font class=""><span class="">Virtual (</span></font></font></span></font><b class="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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time will be reserved for audience Q&A.</span></div><div class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></div></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">As climate change accelerates, structures built in coastal floodplains face increasing risks, and they degrade the resiliency functions provided by dunes, marshes, wetlands, and other natural features. MassDEP’s proposed regulations will for the first time restrict new development in the highest-risk areas, </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">require redeveloped structures to be </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">elevated, and prioritize nature-based solutions for improving resilience. </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">DEP’s public comment period runs through April 30. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Deanna Moran</b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> is CLF’s Vice President for Healthy & Resilient Communities, and </span><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Ali Hiple</b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> is Senior Policy Analyst. </span><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Heidi Ricci </b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">is Director of Policy & Advocacy for Mass Audubon. </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">During this “3rd Tuesday Talk,” they will highlight the most notable features of the regulations—including areas of pushback from developers, and provisions that need further strengthening or clarification. In addition, they will provide guidance for citizens and organizations interested in submitting comments to MassDEP. </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Sierra Club</b> is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.8 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. </font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="">As part of Sierra Club's Massachusetts Chapter, <span class="">the </span><b class="">Cape Cod & Islands Group</b> represents members and supporters in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. 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