Believers in Climate Change No More Likely to Mitigate Than Non-Believers October 8, 2019 Believing in climate change has no effect on whether coastal homeowners are protecting their homes from climate change-related hazards, according...
FEMA Awards $2.7M to Orange County, Texas, for Flood Damage Project August 15, 2019 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $2.7 million to Orange County through the Texas Division of...
Post-Harvey Flood Mitigation Effort Ongoing in Dickinson, Texas July 29, 2019 Crews are working to unclog tributaries and bayous snaking through Dickinson to reduce the risk of flooding nearly two years...
After Flooding, Davenport, Iowa, Now Mulling Mississippi River Wall July 29, 2019 By Margery A. Beck and Scott McFetridge Hundreds of communities line the Mississippi River on its 2,348-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico, but Davenport, Iowa, stands...
Washington D.C. Plans to Confront Climate Change by Retrofitting Flood-Prone Buildings April 29, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S....
Municipalities Try to Reassure Investors on Climate Risks in Bond Offerings April 23, 2019 By Danielle Moran When Miami Beach borrowed $162 million from Wall Street this week, it wanted investors to know rising seas and extreme...
NYC Mayor Proposes $10B Plan to Flood-Proof Manhattan as Climate Risk Grows March 15, 2019 By Henry Goldman and Christopher Flavelle New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a $10 billion plan to push out the lower Manhattan coastline as much...
Critics Say Bond Rating Agencies Ignore Municipalities’ Climate Risk November 5, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Last fall, after a trio of deadly hurricanes, ratings companies warned vulnerable coastal cities to get ready for climate change...
New Jersey Shore Towns Challenge Sand Dunes Plan as Storms Gather May 5, 2016 By Elise Young New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s warning of Hurricane Sandy-like destruction of the shore will be tested as the worst storm...
Homeowners Ask Judge to Rule Against New Jersey in Protective Dune Case February 23, 2016 By Wayne Parry Nine oceanfront homeowners in Bay Head, New Jersey, are asking a judge to declare that the state has no legal...