April 10, 2020 — A new article in the New York Times highlights the nearly quarter-million flood insurance policies that are in violation of a simple rule: if you want publicly-subsidized flood insurance, you cannot build a home that is likely to flood. According to data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
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April 8, 2020 — A recent article in New York Magazine highlights some of the future pandemics that climate change could potentially cause-- ones that, similarly to COVID-19, we are not well-prepared for. Diseases trapped in permafrost that humans have never been exposed to, for instance, could soon be released due...
April 7, 2020 — A recent article in the New York Times highlights a new study showing that high levels of air pollution are associated with higher rates of death due to COVID-19. The study focused on PM2.5, a fine particulate matter that can be formed by the combustion of fuels. "For weeks, public health officials...
April 2, 2020 — A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle highlights some of the findings of the recently-released Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) Bay Area report, the most detailed study yet on how sea level rise could alter the Bay Area. The report was developed over the past three years by a project team...
April 1, 2020 — Despite the daunting threat posed by COVID-19, the State of New York is not putting climate resiliency on the backburner. A proposed $3 billion bond measure titled “Restore Mother Nature” highlights that - despite the current health and economic challenges being faced by COVID-19 - lawmakers are...