Judy Huynh, Author at Rebuild by Design

Atlas of Accountability: County-Level Federal Disaster Declarations (2011-2024)

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Between 2011 and 2024, 99.5% of congressional districts experienced at least one federally declared major disaster due to extreme weather, affecting communities across political, urban-rural, and socioeconomic lines. These events, fueled by climate change, cost taxpayers $117.9 billion in federal relief—$72.7 billion from FEMA for hazard mitigation (HM) and public assistance (PA), as well as $45.2 billion […]

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13 years after Sandy, city reshapes its waterfront

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Crains New York: Staten Island was among the hardest-hit areas of the city during the 2012 storm, causing $16 worth of damage and lost economic opportunity in the borough alone. In 2021 New York kicked off the $111 million Living Breakwaters project to build jettylike structures to weaken waves before they crash ashore. The stone

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Vermont’s lost FEMA funding

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Vermont Daily Chronicle: “With a population of 648,000 people, Vermont has historically relied on federal dollars for disaster response funding that state and local taxes alone can’t produce,” the Daily Yonder reported. “Between 2011-2024, rural counties in Vermont had among the greatest occurrences of federally-declared extreme weather disasters in the country, per a Daily Yonder

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FEMA Funding at Risk for Vermont’s Rural Communities After Trump Denies Disaster Declaration Request

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Daily Yonder: Between 2011-2024, rural counties in Vermont had among the greatest occurrences of federally-declared extreme weather disasters in the country, per a Daily Yonder analysis of data from Atlas of Accountability, a disaster-mapping project of New York University’s Rebuild by Design initiative. Now, uncertainty at the federal level has prompted Campany and others around

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Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration

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Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Los Angeles, California Category: Plan Year: 2021 Funding: Most recently, the project was allocated $28 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support restoration efforts. BACKGROUND Along the Los Angeles River, urban development and historical neglect have caused habitat loss and increased flood risks. Led by the City of Los

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NJ Speaker Series: Under 30 and Over It!

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Join Rebuild by Design for our New Jersey event series, offering an in-depth look at the updated findings from the NJ Atlas of Disaster, along with insights from guest speakers who are leading efforts to address climate challenges in New Jersey. Sessions are free and open to all who are interested in climate resilience. Each session explores localized

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