Addressing Potential Sea Level Rise, One House at a Time House Raising on the Coast Brian Brenner November 9, 2020 No Comments On the shore south of Boston, houses are going up.Read More
How Hurricane Katrina Changed Thinking on Risk and Resilience Autumn Cafiero Giusti August 28, 2020 No Comments Fifteen years after the storm hit, its lessons are still being applied.Read More
Mississippi Mayors Push for Flood Resilience Jeff Yoders March 16, 2020 No Comments The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Inititiative has given environmental opportunity grants to Memphis and New Orleans and lobbied congress for resilience projects.Read More
Raised Bridge and Road Resolve Iowa City's Flooding Problem Mary B. Powers December 23, 2019 No Comments A $40-million project has produced $456 million in benefits.Read More
Boston's Moakley Park to Be Model of Climate Resilience Johanna Knapschaefer December 23, 2019 No Comments Changes to the waterfront park will provide more flood protection for nearby vulnerable communities.Read More
Contest Brings Worldwide Brain Power to Improve Environmental Resilience in Asia Pam Hunter McFarland December 11, 2019 No Comments Contest brings worldwide brain power to resilience in AsiaRead More
In Advance Of TS Karen, Engineers Stress Resilience for Puerto Rico Pam Radtke Russell September 25, 2019 One Comment Federal government must step up to the plate and provide more funding for the territory and make disaster preparation a priority, group says.Read More
Insurance Company Stresses Resilience With Competition Pam Radtke Russell September 3, 2019 No Comments The entrepreneurship challenge will fund start ups focused on improving urban resilience.Read More
Construction Research NIST Awards $6.6M in Grants to Improve Structures' Resilience Tom Ichniowski August 10, 2019 No Comments 12 institutions, mostly universities, receive funds for research related to wind, fire, earthquakes.Read More
$5 Billion for Road, Bridge Resilience Provided in Senate Highway Bill An Additional $5 Billion Set Aside For Climate Change Measures Pam Radtke Russell July 30, 2019 No Comments For the first time ever, climate change and resilience have been included in a federal highway bill, which passed unanimously out of committee.Read More