Report Team Dedicates Climate Action Plan 2022
She continues to shine! Melissa spearheaded her Save the Sound colleagues and eight Yale interns in forming a crucial, climate action plan before her passing. In April 2022, the team released their final report “Climate Action Plan 2022: Cut Emissions & Build a Healthy Connecticut.” This important document examines the electricity, transportation, and buildings sectors in Connecticut—as well as cross-sector considerations and social factors—to identify a short list of critical policies that our legislature should pass to ensure the state meets its greenhouse gas reduction targets in an equitable way in an effort to move climate initiatives through the Connecticut legislature this session.
The team included a dedication to Melissa as a way of highlighting her resolve, citizen action mentality, and support of younger generations:
“We dedicate this call for action to our dear, late friend and colleague, Melissa J. Schlag. As Save the Sound’s Climate Advocate, she passionately fought for government accountability and environmental justice. Her work guiding interns and managing the initial stages of this project were invaluable. We hope those who read this Action Plan take up her mantle to fight for climate action, now. Time is short and the future relies on our resolve.” You can download entire plan here:
Tree Planting: Friends Find Solace and Later a Rainbow!
After more than 30 family and friends gathered at Eagles Landing State Park on Sunday, October 17, 2021 to remember Melissa with a tree planting, an incredible act of nature christened the event. A rainbow following a late afternoon rainstorm appeared and led to the site! Thank you Susann Costa and Sue DeCarli who at two different locations, spotted the rainbow. Sue D. actually followed it to the tree! Thank you, friends for sharing this on what was already a beautiful event.
Thank you Rob Smith, friend and participant of Stop the Swap in 2013, who is currently the First Selectman in East Haddam as well as a retired DEEP worker. He gained permission and arranged the planting of a young hybrid American Chestnut tree on the Clark’s Creek section of the park. Thank you Gerry Matthews of Haddam created the sign on which a QR code is affixed so visitors can scan and learn about Melissa (it leads to this website!).
in Haddam and then walk up across the train tracks.
Friends of Melissa Schlag 