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…
03/17/2022FEMA REGION 2: Urban Planning for Climate Change: Resilience, Adaptation and MitigationPlease join Region 2’s Climate Adaptation Initiative Committee (CAIC) for our next Lunch & Learn on Urban Planning for Climate Change: R…
03/17/2022Resilient Bridgeport Public Information MeetingWednesday, March 23, 20227:00 - 8:30 PMZoom Webinar link: Please click this URL to join!Webinar ID: 977 4531 7233Join by phone: 1-301-715-85…
03/17/2022Can oysters save New York City from the next big storm?On a recent Saturday afternoon, diners at the Brooklyn restaurant Grand Army slurped oysters drizzled in mignonette and lemon juice against …
03/08/2022Lessons from New York: What makes a community turn against climate adaptation?Grist: Robert Moses, the public official responsible for transforming much of New York City’s landscape in the 20th century, built East Rive…
03/04/2022Moveable Flood Gate Installed at East Side Coastal ResiliencyCommissioner Thomas Foley of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced that the first massive gate that will help protec…
02/13/2022Updated report finds the New York State Environmental Bond Act would support 84,000 jobs and $8.7 billion in project spending under new funding proposalNEW YORK (Feb. 11, 2022) — AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, and Rebuild by Design, a leading advocate for resilien…
02/13/2022Environmental Bond act supporters: Thousands more jobs created by increasing planSpectrum News: Thousands of additional jobs would be created by adding $1 billion in borrowing to a proposed bond act meant to harden infras…