Climate Smart Communities: New York Local Government Participation

New York State tracks local government participation in its Climate Smart Communities program. The dataset lists communities by name, county, and region, along with their program status and key dates. Columns suggest it includes population data from the 2010 census.

Use Cases

• Mapping program adoption by county using the County column
• Tracking certification status changes over time using Status as a CSC and Certification Expiration Date
• Analyzing participation by type of municipality using Type of Local Government and Name of Local Government
• Correlating program engagement with population size using Population from the 2010 Census
• Coordinating regional outreach efforts using DEC Regional Office and REDC Region columns

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals importance and official status
• Dataset is actively maintained, with a last updated date of April 2026
• Provides structured attributes for local governments, including status, dates, and geographic context

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, license, and author are consistently missing across all sources
• Population data is based on the 2010 Census, which is outdated
• The description advises users to visit an external website for the most up-to-date list, indicating potential latency

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

Collection Method

Administrative tracking of program participation

Freshness

2026-04-04 23:00:54.971312

Geography

New York State, United States