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A special guest will tour sites in the Skagit River Valley today. Nancy Sutley, the chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality will be in Mount Vernon to discuss the impacts of climate change on communities in Washington state.

Sutley has been touring the country to talk about the climate action plan President Barack Obama unveiled in June.

In Mount Vernon, she’ll be hosted by Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., who says the emphasis in the Skagit Valley is on increased flooding due to climate change. The area has recently seen at least four major flood events in less than a decade.

“And as we have seen increased flooding, it’s a top-of-mind important issue and an opportunity for us to understand what she’s doing on these issues, and for her to get feedback from our community on how we’re approaching it,” DelBene said.

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