On Sept. 22, 2022, town residents gathered in the Hadley Senior Center to review the newest draft of the town’s proposed Climate Emergency Declaration. The meeting — a “climate change public input forum,” per the Hadley, Massachusetts, town website — included presentations from local experts on the potential impacts of climate change on the town and gave opportunities for residents to voice concerns and make comments on the emergency declaration before it is acted upon by the Hadley Select Board .