The Eastern Climate Registry effort has now merged efforts with a larger multi-state registry initiative called The Climate Registry. The Climate Registry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Directors made up of state and tribal representatives. Governors and Environmental Secretaries from member states and tribes joined the organization by signing on to a Statement of Principles and Goals and designating a representative to the organization's Board of Directors.

The list of charter members includes 31 states that represent more than 70 percent of the nation's population. The states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

The Campo Kumeyaay Nation is also a charter member and two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Manitoba, have also committed to participate.

Please visit www.theclimateregistry.org for more information on this historic new initiative.