07/24/2024Several Kentucky counties ranked in highest number of declared natural disasters from 2011-2023Fox 56: Kentuckians are no strangers to severe weather. Tornadoes, windstorms, mudslides, landslides, and even flooding are all events that …
07/23/2024Our View: Disaster data shows need for policy shiftLeader Telegram: A new online tool shows just how fortunate Eau Claire County has been over the past couple decades. Created by Rebuild by D…
07/23/2024Kentucky counties rank among most plagued by federally declared disasters since 2011WKMS: Newly published research shows Kentucky has some of the most disaster-plagued counties in America.…
07/23/2024California top ranked with most natural disasterKVCR: NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge developed an Atlas of Disaster and Accountability that shows the disaster count and FEMA funds is…
07/23/2024Tennessee #2 state with most natural disasters, data showsWBBJ: When it comes to extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to the hurricane or earthquake-prone coa…
07/23/2024Floyd County’s Perpetual Flood Crisis: A Federal Rescue CycleDev Discourse: An Atlas by New York University's Institute for Public Knowledge charts 713 FEMA-declared disasters, showing Kentucky's frequ…
07/20/2024Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projectsWashington Post: A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendu…
07/14/2024Hoboken’s resiliency parks fight flooding but come with a big price tagNJ Spotlight: Hoboken’s four resiliency parks conceal massive underground tanks that can take on about 4 million gallons of rainwater. Amy C…
07/09/2024Heat Wave Torturing the U.S. Will Get Worse in Some StatesThe Daily Beast: The heat dome blighting huge swaths of the country isn’t going away yet, as the weekend shapes up to be another brutal scor…
06/22/2024Much of U.S. Bakes as Some Cities Break Temperature RecordsNew York Times: There’s a reason heat waves feel hotter in New York City: Concrete. And here in the city, we have a lot of it. Our building…
06/17/2024How ruinous floods put Vermont at the forefront of the climate battleWashington Post: Nearly a year after catastrophic flooding struck Vermont, the city of Barre confronts the overwhelming task of steelin…
06/14/2024New Jersey’s largest resiliency park can hold up to 2 million gallons of stormwater6sqft: The new park is part of the State and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-funded Rebuild by Design project, which combat…
05/30/2024Flooding Home SalesThe City: In 2023, 7,344 one- to three-family homes sold across New York City — over $3.6 billion in sales — occurred in places that face l…
05/23/2024Letter to the Editor: Climate Change PreparednessManchester Journal: In Vermont, according to the research organization, Rebuild by Design, “fourteen counties were hit hard by a historic fl…
05/22/2024Here’s an up close look of Staten Island’s $114M Living Breakwaters projectStaten Island Advance — The Living Breakwaters are in the final stretch of its $114 million project — and kayakers recently got to find out …