President Biden Puts Climate Adaptation Back on the Agenda
By reinstating EO 13653, President Biden is elevating climate resilience and adaptation as priorities for his administration. Will he also designate a Federal C...
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Laura: The Latest Climate Disaster for Low-Income Americans
Hurricane Laura is yet another reminder of how low-income communities and communities of color are most vulnerable to climate-fueled disasters. How post-disaste...
2020 Is Exposing Emergency Management Gaps
The events of 2020, and of the past few years, have exposed the need to bolster the nation’s emergency and disaster management capacity—a fact that is borne...
House Climate Plan Takes Aim at Flooding and Sea Level Rise
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis has some solid recommendations for how the nation can address flooding and sea level rise. Better codes and sta...
Getting Climate Resilience Right in North Carolina
The state’s “Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan” is expected to outline a comprehensive strategy to help North Carolina stay ahead of the ever-es...
Climate Change Literature that Made Waves in 2019
As the planet heated up to record breaking levels, the seas continued to rise, and wildfires, storms, floods, or other manifestations of climate change made hea...