Judy Huynh

There were never any climate havens: floods in the midwest, hurricanes in Appalachia

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The Guardian: Back in 2014, Alaska, the Pacific north-west and the midwest were identified in the New York Times as “places that will fare much better than others”. Since then, record hot weather, worst-in-world air quality and bomb cyclones have proven such predictions wrong. From 2011 to 2024, “99.5% of congressional districts experienced at least […]

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VERMONT, USA

Atlas of Disaster, City Initiatives

Major disasters are occurring at an alarming rate and Vermonters are calling for action. In response to the extreme weather events Vermont faced in 2023, Rebuild by Design released the “Atlas of Disaster: Vermont,” highlighting 25 federally declared disasters between 2011 and 2024 and advocating for long-term infrastructure funding. These disasters have required significant federal

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KENTUCKY, USA

Atlas of Disaster

According to the Kentucky Lantern, communities across the state are facing escalating challenges from rising temperatures, extreme storms, and frequent flooding. These threats put communities, infrastructure, and the economy at risk. Despite these mounting pressures, Kentucky lacks a comprehensive statewide adaptation plan, underscoring the urgent need for strategic, coordinated action to build resilience.

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Latest Lower Manhattan resiliency project to guard against climate change nearing completion

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AMNY: The South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCRP) in Lower Manhattan is completing its final touches just in time for the summer season. The $296 million project is part of the 3.5-mile-long Battery Park City Resiliency (BPCR) three-part master plan, which will protect Battery Park City and the inland area of Lower Manhattan from

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Trump wants to cut more disaster recovery funding. Nearly every Congressional district has recently needed the money

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Fast Company: It’s a move that threatens the entire country—and some Republican-led districts more so. Every single state has had at least one federally declared major disaster due to extreme weather since 2011, according to Rebuild by Design, a project at the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University that focuses in part on

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Gov. DeSantis supports President Trump’s pledge to overhaul how FEMA operates

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Fox 13 News: A map produced by “Rebuild by Design,” a non-profit at NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, shows that 93% of U.S. counties have had FEMA disasters declared since 2011, and that Florida has received $8.5 billion. Amy Chester of Rebuild by Design, says it would be extraordinarily complex to make disaster response purely

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Rebuild by Design is partnering with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund to examine the implications of climate change on strategic efforts made by organizing groups, civic engagement organizations, and structural democratic transformation groups.

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