01/25/2021ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT WOULD SUPPORT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBSState of Politics: The passage of an environmental bond act would inject billions of dollars into the economy and support 65,000 jobs in New…
12/22/2020NATURE-BASED APPROACHES TO URBAN SHORELINE PROTECTIONBioHabitats:Over the last 70 years, the world’s urban population has increased nearly six-fold, and much of that urbanization has occurred a…
12/22/2020HURRICANE SANDY BATTERED NYC 8 YEARS AGO.The Counter: Hurricane Sandy battered NYC 8 years ago. Since then, how has the city shored up against future superstorms? Oyster castle…
12/22/2020DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR HOBOKEN REBUILD BY DESIGN PROJECTHudson Reporter: While most people have kept a close eye on Washington D. C. and the latest omnibus-spending bill due to much-needed coronav…
12/09/2020BARELY ABOVE WATERNJ.COM: When Hurricane Sandy hit Atlantic City in 2012, floodwaters swept up to the second step of the buildings at Julissa Carmona’s apartm…
11/02/2020NATURE ISN’T AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DESTROYERNY DAILY NEWS: by Amy Chester This week marks the eighth anniversary since Superstorm Sandy devastated our region. Perhaps understandably…
08/21/2020JUDGE TOSSES LAWSUIT, PAVING WAY FOR BURIAL AND REBUILDING OF EAST RIVER PARKThe City: The path’s been cleared for a huge burial — and rebuilding — of Manhattan’s East River Park. New York Supreme Court Judge …
08/20/2020JUDGE RULES EAST SIDE RESILIENCY PROJECT CAN STARTThe Village Sun: Residents fighting to save East River Park from being razed and rebuilt for a coastal-resiliency project suffered a painful…
08/16/2020COVID KILLED NEW YORK’S COASTAL RESILIENCE BILL. PEOPLE OF COLOR COULD BEAR MUCH OF THE COSTClimate Insider: Arlene Phipps' string of bad luck started the night Hurricane Sandy crashed into New York's coast. Fierce winds pel…
08/01/2020THE CLIMATE THREAT REMAINSTimes Union: THE ISSUE: While governments and society are focused on other issues, the planet continues to warm dangerously. …
07/15/2020THE PROBLEM WITH SOLUTIONSPlaces Journal: In 1839, if you wanted to take a boat from coastal Matagorda, Texas, to the inland town of Wharton, you would have had …
07/10/2020TO FACE FLOODING, NEW YORK REGION NEEDS BIG BUCKS AND BOLD MOVES: REPORTCity Limits: When New Yorkers cast their ballots in November’s presidential race, they will also have a chance to vote on a $3 billion bond …
06/01/2020STATES WARN THAT VIRUS MAY DOOM CLIMATE PROJECTSNYTimes: A billion-dollar program to protect cities from climate change is at risk of failing because of the pandemic. Connecticut is pre…
05/06/2020RICHARD MULLANE ON THE ‘COLLECT & CONNECT’ STRATEGY FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND COASTAL RESILIENCYThe Architects Newspaper: How do you make waterfront locations resilient to the problems caused by climate change? How can you support …
05/04/2020TIME TO HARNESS THE WISDOM OF CROWDS: DE BLASIO AND CUOMO SHOULD ASK REGULAR NEW YORKERSNew York Daily News: Last week, both Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo appointed task-forces and sector advisory councils&n…
04/02/2020CUOMO, LAWMAKERS INCLUDE $3 BILLION ENVIRONMENTAL BOND IN STATE BUDGETAlbany Times Union Blog: Voters in New York will decide later this year if the state should borrow $3 billion to spend on various environmen…