Webinars and resources for local leaders

Throughout 2026, EDF hosted webinars for mayors and local leaders designed to connect them with resources to empower their climate action. From deep dives into tools assisting city health decision-making to actionable solutions for taking on extreme heat, our goal has been to connect officials and the communities they represent to useful information.  View the webinar recordings and highlighted resources on this webpage.

City Clean Air Hub

The City Clean Air Hub is a free, one-stop web resource designed to help city leaders track air pollution, communicate health risks, and design and implement strategies for cleaner, healthier communities. Our July webinar offers a walkthrough for getting the most out of this tool and answers city officials’ questions about its applications. 

Jump into the hub

City Health Dashboard

The City Health Dashboard offers data on 45 measures of health and drivers of health for cities, down to the neighborhood level. For communities and city leaders, this is a valuable tool for improving the health and wellbeing of the 80% of U.S. residents that live in urban areas. 

Explore the dashboard

Resources for extreme heat

Each year, extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the United States. That danger can be especially pronounced in cities, where varying access to air conditioning, shade and other cooling interventions leaves many residents’ health at risk. Local and city officials can lean on our extreme heat resources to better protect their communities: https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/heat-action-hub

Resources for more affordable, reliable power

Rising utility bills are an often underappreciated consequence of increasingly extreme weather, with some families forced to choose between paying for electricity or paying for groceries. Transmission lines are the connecting force that gets power from where it’s generated to where it's used, and communities have more influence over how and where power lines get built than they might realize. Explore our resources on how local leaders can ensure new transmission lines result in more affordable, reliable power for their communities: https://www.edf.org/beyond-wires-community-benefits-transmission-projects

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Webinar recordings and resources

Extreme Heat in the City: A Roadmap for Local Action

Learn how cities are dealing with extreme heat in this webinar covering resources, case studies, and perspectives from mayors and city health officials.

Clean Air Resources with JustAir

This webinar explains the importance of local air quality networks, how to create one, and how mayors and local leaders can use the data to support their communities.

Data Tools for City Leaders: Exploring the City Health Dashboard

Explore a tool for communities and city officials that offers actionable health data down to the neighborhood level.

Understanding Energy Transmission

Rising energy prices, increasing demand and extreme weather are straining the electrical grid—and putting financial pressure on families and businesses. This webinar unpacks how local leaders can navigate the planning and regulatory process and get the biggest benefits for their communities.

City Clean Air Hub

Learn more about how to navigate the City Clean Air Hub, a new resource with tools and solutions for city leaders tackling air pollution and charting a path to cleaner air and healthier communities.