09/01/2022LIVING BREAKWATERS 10-YEAR UPDATELiving Breakwaters, a layered, nature-based approach to enhancing the physical, ecological, and social resilience of the low-lying community…
08/30/2022Army Corps prefers small flood gates to large storm surge barriersNY1: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers quietly announced earlier this month that it favors a plan to build several small flood gates at the m…
07/13/2022Make NYC a sponge: Report calls for green infrastructure to protect from extreme rainfallSI Advance: When the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled through New York City, Staten Island saw levels of rainfall not witnessed in recent …
07/12/2022City’s latest plan to face down flooding: Inflatable dams, sandbags to at-risk homesNY1: Darinko Mrvica and his family have lived in his well-manicured brick home in Whitestone, Queens, for 40 years. The basement floods abou…
07/09/2022City Releases ‘Band-Aid’ Plan for Coping With Heavy RainfallCity Limits: The Adams administration released a plan Thursday to address heavy rainfall in the immediate lead-up to and aftermath of an ext…
07/08/2022Rainproofing New York City is an achievable goalNY Daily News Opinion, by Amy Chester and Lot Locher: Last summer, back-to-back heavy rainfalls broke two records 10 days apart, leaving 13 …
06/16/2022‘We’re going to help people’Longmont Times-Call: The Boulder County commissioners this week approved an initial slate of 10 projects to address disparities exposed by t…
06/06/2022Will New Yorkers Vote “Green” This Fall? The $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act, ExplainedExaminer Plus: In November, New York voters have the opportunity to greenlight a landmark $4.2 Environmental Bond Act, which, if approved, w…
05/12/2022Cities Brace for Apocalyptic Flooding As New Age of Super Storms DawnsNewsweek: There are a million ways to die in New York City but drowning in a rainstorm is not something many New Yorkers have ever worried a…
05/09/2022Longmont early childhood village part of American Rescue Act proposalsLongmont Leader: A $1.5 million infusion of “seed money” for an early childhood community village in southeast Longmont is one of the propos…
05/09/2022Boulder County hears proposals for $63M in federal relief moneyDaily Camera: Providing direct cash assistance to low-income families, investing in affordable housing projects and creating a mental health…
04/13/2022How Extreme Weather Has Created a Disaster for School InfrastructureWashington Post: When last summer’s devastating flood put the town of Waverly, Tenn., underwater, Richard Rye was standing on the roof of th…