Editing Goshen, Indiana (section)

=== Environmental leadership ===
In February 2018, the Elkhart River flooded as a result of heavy rain and snowmelt. The river rose to a record 13.2 feet, damaging more than 300 structures and prompting evacuations. City government has responded to the [[Climate change in Indiana|increase in severe weather]] such as flooding, hail, and heavy rains with measures including [[Stormwater|stormwater management]], and "an initiative to grow the town's [[Canopy (biology)|tree canopy]] by 45%." Goshen completed 92 solar projects in 2019. Goshen outranked Phoenix, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver with its 2019 production of 116 watts of [[Solar power in the United States|solar power]] per capita.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/galvanized-by-disaster|title=Galvanized by disaster|website=Indiana Environmental Reporter|date=November 11, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>