Jackson hires consultants to help implement climate change plan By Anthony Warren | January 19, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 9:30 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A team of experts from across the country could help Jackson’s poorest residents better deal with the effects of climate change. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council approved bringing on seven consultants/consulting firms to help draw up plans for its “Going Green for a Cool, Healthy Jackson” initiative. The consultants are being paid for with proceeds from a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Recently, the city received a nearly $476,000 award from the group to implement a climate change program.