Elevate San Rafael is a new paradigm for responding to complex environmental change and simply what needs to be done: occupy higher elevations and raise the quality of life and social connection for everyone. It proposes evolving the city by combining time-tested approaches to coastal adaptation with a moral, financial, and infrastructural agenda for large-scale […]
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Hellgate NYC: As the park nears the finish line of a five-year-long, $1.45 billion climate resiliency makeover designed to protect the coastline from the effects of future flood surges like Superstorm Sandy, I have gazed forlornly upon a giant Sisyphian pile of dirt that, for months, seemed like it was just being moved around from
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Arizona Grid Resilience Grant Program ARIZONA (STATEWIDE) Category: Fund Year: 2024 Funding: As of November 2024, $20 million was provided by the State for grid resilience projects in Arizona. BACKGROUND Frequent power outages and growing energy demands during extreme heat events highlight the need for a more resilient grid. This program is administered by Arizona
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Arizona Department of Transportation Resilience Program ARIZONA (STATEWIDE) Category: Plan Year: 2023 Funding: N/A BACKGROUND Increased climate risks like flooding, wildfire, and drought have necessitated investments in resilient transportation infrastructure. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) developed a comprehensive Resilience Program to address the growing challenges of extreme weather and climate change. By integrating risk
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Healthy Forests Initiative GRANT ARIZONA (STATEWIDE) Category: Fund Year: 2020 Funding: Funded through various federal and state sources, including $30 million from The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Forest Service. BACKGROUND The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s Arizona Healthy Forest Initiative Grant Program responds to increasingly frequent and intense wildfires that
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Rebuild by Design researched and analyzed the impacts of recent climate disasters across New York State at the county level, for the years 2011-2021. The data shows that every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021, with 16 having five or more disasters during that time. Learn more>>
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News Break: Hoboken, sitting on the Hudson River’s edge, has long faced challenges from flooding, especially during heavy rains and hurricanes. The city has implemented a comprehensive flood management system, including the installation of flood pumps, rain gardens, and the elevation of critical infrastructure. Hoboken was also one of the first cities in the U.S.
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Highlands Current: In the wake of Sandy, the state held a competition called Rebuild by Design that is now an initiative based at New York University. One project that Fraioli praises is Living Breakwaters: 2,400 feet of stone and concrete shield Staten Island from storm surges, reduce erosion and provide habitat for oysters, which act
NJ: The poll, which was conducted in partnership with Rebuild by Design and the Environmental Defense Fund, shows broad support across party lines. Sixty-six percent of voters say the state government should do more to mitigate weather-related damage. While Democrats show stronger support at 78%, more than half of Republicans at 53% also favor increased
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FDU: With devastating floods becoming more common in New Jersey, three-quarters of voters (77 percent) now say that they are concerned about damage from extreme weather events. In the latest results from the FDU Poll, in partnership with Rebuild by Design and the Environmental Defense Fund, voters also say that the state should be doing
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