Firms' global revenue hits new peak of $138.9 billion with elevated environmental priorities, more funding and continued sector consolidation, but key risks still hover.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as the U.K. Met Office, have introduced climate assessment mapping websites backed by government data sources.
STORM Act becomes law, authorizing FEMA to grant money to states for resilience revolving loan funds but $200-million appropriation to fund it doesn't start until 2022.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two executive orders requiring the state to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 28% over 1990 levels by 2025 and be carbon neutral by 2050. If she loses reelection in 2022, a future governor could rescind the mandates,
Increasing electric vehicle fleets, along with walkable and bikeable streets and access to public transportation in cities, suburbs and rural and low-income communities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are among the strategies in a new report calling for a regional clean transportation plan.