In partnership with experts from: Buy In Community Planning, the Climigration Network, Cornell University’s Department of City and Regional Planning, Natural Resources Defense Council, Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub, and One Architecture and Urbanism, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of
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In partnership with experts from: Buy In Community Planning, the Climigration Network, Cornell University’s Department of City and Regional Planning, Natural Resources Defense Council, Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub, and One Architecture and Urbanism, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of
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Flooding is a bi-partisan challenge, impacting every region of our state. According to Rebuild by Design’s Atlas of Disaster, from 2011 to 2024, New York experienced 23 major extreme weather disasters costing $26.8 billion in federal post disaster assistance—cyclones, severe storms and flooding were the most frequent. Increasing weather events pose on-going risk to the
VTdigger: It’s just past the halfway point for the 2024 legislative session, and we are grateful to fellow lawmakers who have rolled up their sleeves to tackle so many complex issues from affordability to housing to public safety and school construction. While there are many important policies the Vermont legislative Climate Solutions Caucus is working
Grist: The nation’s insurance industry has gone haywire in recent years amid a succession of floods, fires, and other climate-fueled disasters. These catastrophes have forced carriers to pay out billions in claims, and many have responded by raising premiums in disaster-prone states like Florida and Oregon or leaving certain markets altogether. But many of these companies also provide coverage for fossil fuel projects, like
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TimeOut: Throughout the past few years in NYC, episodes of heavy rainfall have become more and more common. What’s more, the precipitation has been affecting New Yorkers’ day-to-day activities, sometimes even putting people in danger. In an effort to tackle the issue and find ways to solve it, Mayor Eric Adams’ Office of Climate and Environmental
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Smart Cities Dive: New York City kicked off a “Rainproof NYC” initiative on Jan. 9 to identify innovative ways the city can address the impacts of increased heavy rainfall. City agencies, nonprofits and other stakeholders will meet regularly over the next six months in three working groups that will focus on addressing gaps in infrastructure and risk management, developing
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Yale Environment 360: On a recent morning in Asser Levy Playground, on Manhattan’s East Side, a group of retirees traded serves on a handball court adjacent to a recently completed 10-foot-high floodwall. Had a sudden storm caused the East River to start overtopping this barrier, a 79-foot-long floodgate would have begun gliding along a track,
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The Guardian: Living Breakwaters by Kate Orff at Scape Studio. Read More>>>
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Yale Environment 360: When people think of landscape architecture, small-scale recreational spaces like urban parks, gardens, and golf courses may come to mind. MacArthur “Genius Award” winner Kate Orff has a grander and more ecologically ambitious vision. Orff, director of Columbia University’s Urban Design Program, believes that architects should do more than just create beautiful
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