Congress Proposes a National Disaster Safety Board
If the past several months have taught us anything, it’s that the U.S. needs a better strategy to deal with disasters—and this starts with learning from pas...
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The Army Corps Can’t Save Miami from Climate Change
Tidal flooding rises up the side of a building in the Brickell area of Miami in August 2017. A proposed Army Corps project would not protect against this type...
GAO: Flood Mitigation Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change
The federal government has paid to reduce the flood risk of tens of thousands of homes in the past 30 years—but it hasn’t been enough....
House Climate Plan Calls for Community-Focused Adaptation
The Select Committee's report is the most detailed, robust congressional plan that we have seen on climate adaptation. ...
To Avoid the Next Disaster, “This Mistake Must Not Reoccur”
When it comes to health and environmental disasters, we are failing to turn mistakes into lessons and lessons into action....
Disasters Amidst COVID-19: The Year Ahead
Planning and preparing for extreme weather is more important now than ever. ...