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GROUND BROKEN ON $230 MILLION ‘REBUILD BY DESIGN’ FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT

NJ Digs: One of the largest infrastructure ventures in the history of New Jersey has finally kicked off after years of planning and further work to provide flooding relief in Hoboken, Weehawken, and Jersey City is scheduled to ramp up later this year. Late last week, Governor Phil Murphy was the master of ceremonies at […]

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OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON REBUILD BY DESIGN

Hudson Reporter: The resilient infrastructure project, made possible by $230 million in Superstorm Sandy recovery funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, aims to protect Hoboken and portions of Jersey City and Weehawken from storm surge flooding and rising sea-level threats posed by climate change. “Superstorm Sandy devastated communities throughout the tristate

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STATE ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT COULD BRING BIG BUCKS TO VALLEY STREAM, ELMONT

LI Herald: With the passage of New York’s Environmental Bond Act, officially known as the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, along with the state budget earlier this month, communities across the state are potentially slated to gain access to roughly $3 billion in bond funding for various environmental and infrastructure projects should voters give final approval

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HOBOKEN, JERSEY CITY AND BAYONNE PART OF REGIONAL COALITION TO FIGHT URBAN FLOODING

Tapinto:  When large swathes of your cities were developed on land at or below sea level that had previously served as tidal wetlands for the Hudson River, flood mitigation is an ongoing concern. That’s why local administrations are continuing to seek new ways to combat the impacts of demonstrable shifts in rain patterns and intensifying

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AS BOULDER CONTINUES WORK ON PONDEROSA MOBILE HOME PARK PROJECT, RESIDENTS REMAIN HOPEFUL BUT…

As Boulder continues work on Ponderosa Mobile Home Park project, residents remain hopeful but uncertain about what the future holds. Daily Camera:  Some Ponderosa Mobile Home Park residents remain uncertain about the ongoing construction project that’s meant to redevelop the community into a neighborhood of affordable, fixed-foundation homes. As Boulder replaces infrastructure in the manufactured

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NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE

Commonwealth Magazine (OPINION): GOV. BAKER’S RECENT signing of a sweeping climate bill into law codifies emissions reduction targets, expands clean energy, improves the efficiency of new building stock, and uplifts environmental justice communities. This new law is a major step toward reducing emissions—but it only addresses half of our climate change problem. As the Biden administration prepares

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SSL LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES — CLIMATE JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS PART 1

New York’s Lower East Side faces environmental and social conditions that increase its vulnerability to extreme climate events. After Hurricane Sandy, neighborhood organizers from the Good Old Lower East Side mobilized to advocate for their community when the city requested rebuilding proposals. Join us to learn more from Amy Chester and Damaris Reyes’ organizing efforts

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