October 2023 – Just two weeks after massive flooding in New York City closed schools, halted subways and left the City at a standstill, Rebuild by Design and Ramboll released “Blue-Green Infrastructure: A business case for New York City.” The report finds that for every $1 invested in a Blue-Green Infrastructure Network designed to the […]
THE CITY: Record rainfall soaked New York on Friday, disrupting public transportation and schools while flooding streets and homes as officials struggled to cope with the deluge — and Mayor Eric Adams fended off waves of criticism for his administration’s handling of the storm. Parents, environmentalists and regular commuters alike were steamed for not being given
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Construction Equipment Guide: Longtime northern New Jersey residents will likely never forget Superstorm Sandy’s brutal impact in the fall of 2012. Now, new projects in the Meadowlands and Hoboken areas aim to reduce the chances of any future storms causing so much flooding in the region. North Jersey’s flood protection plans took a key step
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NJ Spotlight News: Several flood-prone areas in New Jersey have been earmarked by federal officials to receive additional support to protect communities against climate change. The Federal Emergency Management Agency designated 483 census tracts nationwide as Community Disaster Resilience Zones earlier this month. FEMA listed eight zones in New Jersey, including parts of Bergen, Hudson,
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NY1: If you ask college students in the Bronx if they’re thinking about how climate change might affect them or their communities in the future, it’s not uncommon to get an indifferent response. “I hear about it, but I just don’t focus much on it because I like to focus on myself right now,” said
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Morristown Minute: State Officials Announce Two Key Projects to Safeguard Hudson River and Meadowlands Communities Against Climate Change-Induced Flooding. In alignment with Climate Week, New Jersey’s Commissioner of Environmental Protection, Shawn M. LaTourette, revealed a nearly $298 million investment in pioneering flood-resilience projects for areas in and around the Hudson River and the Meadowlands, thanks
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NorthJersey. com: North Jersey’s flood protection plans took a key step forward this week as the state announced new contracts totaling nearly $298 million to support two major flood-resilience projects, one in the Meadowlands and another in Hoboken as well as parts of Jersey City and Weehawken. The Meadowlands communities that will benefit include Little
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Yale Climate Connections: Very few parts of the U.S. have been untouched by extreme weather. According to a recent report, 90% of U.S. counties had a federally declared weather disaster between 2011 and 2021. “Some counties have had as many as 12 disasters during that time,” says Amy Chester of Rebuild by Design. Her group
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ABC: America’s largest cities are at the forefront of climate change. About 80% of the U.S. population live in urban settings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Some of the country’s most densely populated cities, like New York City, are already at the frontlines of global warming, according to experts. “This particular section of the population
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