Sustainability Now! | Sumedha Rao | Metro Louisville Sustainability Director | 4-24-23

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, catches up with Sumedha Rao, who has recently been appointed Director of Louisville Metro Government's Office of Sustainability. When Mayor Greenberg set up his new administration, he elevated the Office of Sustainability back into the Mayor’s office, reporting through Deputy Mayor Barbara Sexton-Smith. Listen in to hear about the progress being made in sustainability across Metro Government and the city as a whole!

Sumedha has a background in urban sustainability, environmental policy, and green building in the United States and India. In 2022, Sumedha was named a Future Leader by the Aspen Institute, among 100 climate leaders in North America under the age of 30. Sumedha holds a master’s degree in Sustainability Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from St. Joseph’s College in India, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED AP, accreditation.

Learn more at http://louisvilleky.gov/sustainability
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Listen to the April 21, 2023 Mayor's Earth Day Town Hall at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-mayors-earth-day-town-hall-april-21-2023?in=wfmp-forward-radio/sets/truth-to-power

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com