Boston Globe: Extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change in Massachusetts have cost US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a report by Rebuild by Design, an initiative of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University.
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Communities across Massachusetts face escalating challenges from climate change: more frequent flooding, extreme heat, rising sea levels, and increasingly intense nor’easters. These threats endanger people, infrastructure, and the state’s economy. To meet these challenges, Massachusetts must prioritize sustained investment in long-term resilience.
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Economic Architecture Project: In this week’s episode, Amy Chester joins the Economic Architecture podcast to share her innovative work at Rebuild by Design—an organization dedicated to merging global expertise with regional and community-based solutions to scale solutions in response to the rise of climate-related risks. Host Stuart Yasgur and Amy Chester discuss the unexpected bipartisanship
Rolling Stone: The government has spent more than $3 billion on beach replenishment over the past four decades. But with worsening climate change, experts say more dramatic change is in order
Floods and Storms Are Ravaging the Jersey Shore. Why Do We Keep Building It Back? Read More »
New Jersey Globe: Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill today named 433 members to a transition team Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force described as a broad coalition of leaders from across New Jersey — labor, business, veterans, healthcare, education, the environment, and more — assembled to give the Sherrill and her transition teams a real-world perspective as they shape
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CBS News: Committee on Transportation, Climate, & Infrastructure: Amy Chester, Rebuild by Design. New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people to help advise his incoming administration on policy and appointments, and to help him chart a new course for city
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SI Live: Each committee will be overseen by one of the transition co-chairs: Lina Khan, Grace Bonilla, Maria Torres-Springer, and Melanie Hartzog. “With over 50 years of combined experience in city government, social services, and the legal field, these co-chairs will guarantee that committees are delivering results aligned with the values of the administration,” said
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Patch: Two significant Bridgeport projects got underway Monday with the official groundbreaking of Phase II of the Windward Apartments and the launch of Rebuild by Design’s revitalization efforts. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes joined Connecticut Department of Housing’s Seila Mosquera-Bruno and Hermia Delaire, Park City Communities CEO Jillian Baldwin, JHM Group
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The City: The City University of New York will use $50 million in Bond Act funds to install a geothermal system at Brooklyn College, add solar, heat pumps and electric vehicle charging at City College and upgrade the heating system at Hunter College, among other initiatives.
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Only In Bridgeport: The start of two significant Bridgeport projects: the construction of the Winward Apartments Phase II and the launch of Rebuild by Design’s revitalization efforts. The event is hosted by project developers: the CT Department of Housing, Park City Communities and JHM Group. Phase II of the Winward apartments will include four new
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