Rebuild by Design has been working with a coalition of leaders representing various interests to alert the State of the growing need to confront the new reality of climate change. In response to the coalition’s work, Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have passed the landmark $3 billion “Restore Mother Nature” Bond Act, […]
BOND ACT PASSES NYS LEGISLATURE Read More »
Politico: An agreement between lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a $3 billion bond act includes some broad categories for the use of the funding, including voluntary buyouts of properties threatened by rising seas. These details for the “Restore Mother Nature” bond act were included in the Capital Projects bill released after midnight Wednesday. Another
BOND ACT INCLUDES VOLUNTARY BUYOUTS, GREEN BUILDINGS AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE Read More »
Coalition of 100+ Organizations Supported Historic Commitment to Clean Water and Flood Reduction for ALBANY, NY — The New York State Legislature today passed a historic $3 billion Environmental Bond Act as part of the 2020-2021 state budget, providing funding for key investments in local infrastructure and environmental restoration that will help communities across New York prepare for flooding, rising seas, and dangerous extreme heat. The
Grist: Michael Berkowitz is a student of disaster, and a guru on how cities weather them. As the former executive director of the nonprofit consultancy 100 Resilient Cities, and now as founding principal at the similar Resilient Cities Catalyst, he has worked with dozens of local governments around the world to plan for hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes, terrorist
WHAT A CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY COULD LOOK LIKE Read More »
From warming huts for one of the world’s coldest cities to leisure-led flood defence systems, these CLAD Features: Last January, the temperature in Winnipeg plunged to -39.8 degrees Celsius – colder than Siberia, colder than the North Pole and colder even than Mars, which at the time was basking in a relatively balmy -7. But Winnipeg
Over the last 10 years, 60 out of 62 counties in New York State were impacted by severe storms and flooding, tropical storms, or hurricanes. The major federal disaster declarations for these counties totaled $16.4 billion in federal aid for recovery efforts. Scientists estimate the costs of climate change in New York State will rise
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Join us in Albany New York to Lobby the New York State Legislature for the 2020 Environmental Bond Act that will restore ecology and lower risk from flooding. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 New York State Capital Albany, NY Click here to rsvp: bit.ly/2020Bond
ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT LOBBY DAY Read More »
Join the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at a Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Public Meeting to discuss project improvements throughout the project area including flood risk reduction elements and ecological and community features. The Rebuild By Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project is a comprehensive urban water management project designed to reduce the risk
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Politico: With the Trump administration pulling funding for a comprehensive resiliency study in New Jersey and New York, local governments are increasingly on their own to pursue costly efforts to bolster their shorelines in the face of rising sea levels and more intense storms. So far, few projects have been completed to better protect the
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY GO IT ALONE ON RESILIENCY IN WAKE OF ARMY CORPS DECISION Read More »
US News: Hoboken, one of the areas in New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, is making progress toward completing a large public park that will double as a reservoir for nearly 2 million gallons of storm water to prevent it from flooding city streets. On Monday, officials announced the awarding of a $14 million federal grant to
HOBOKEN GETS BOOST FOR PARK THAT WILL ALSO HOLD FLOODWATERS Read More »
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