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WRGB Albany: A new report is warning state lawmakers that if more isn’t done to address the impacts of climate change, the more it will cost New Yorkers – not only through their pocketbooks but through their quality of life. The report, done by the organization Rebuild by Design, found that every single county in New […]

WSHU: A proposed $75 billion “climate change superfund” in New York would help harden Long Island’s infrastructure in the face of storm events, which supporters of the bill say have only intensified with climate change. The superfund measure would be partially funded by companies in the state that “contribute significantly” to greenhouse gas emissions. Charges

The City: Picture this: a concrete wall obscures Christopher Street Pier when looking west over the Hudson River. It’s one element of a six-mile-long necklace of levees, barriers, gates and sea walls stretching from Hudson Yards to Battery Park to guard against coastal storms and devastating flooding. That’s all part of a $52 billion project proposed

Spectrum News NY1: Calls are growing for Gov. Kathy Hochul to include policy in her executive budget proposal that would force fossil fuel companies to pay billions of dollars to reverse the impacts of climate change in New York. The efforts come as state senators in the Finance, Environmental Conservation and Energy and Telecommunications committees will hold

Richmond Times-Dispatch: The city of Richmond has more factors that put it at risk for future weather disasters in coming years than any other locality in Virginia, according to a report published. Rebuild by Design, a nonprofit organization researching ways to adapt and prepare for climate change, found that nearly all of Virginia’s 133 jurisdictions declared at

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