For many decades, critical structures like dams and nuclear power plants in the United States have been designed to withstand extreme weather events using Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP)...
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has enacted new requirements for Discharge Prevention Containment and Countermeasure (DPCC) Plans, as discussed by Chris Schmitt in the...
In the latest issue of the Climate Change Business Journal, Wayne Cobleigh and Megan Granato, the Town of Groton, CT Sustainability and Resilience Manager discuss partnering on the Downtown Mystic...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that its final rule revising the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard has gone into effect as of Monday, September 9th, 2024. So far, the...
The Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is currently accepting applications for six grants under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The grants are provided to help state, municipal...
Sustainable solutions for managing wastewater are becoming critical as urban and suburban areas expand and climate shift projections are anticipating higher rain intensities and durations. While...
Almost two years have passed since the most destructive wildfire in the history of New Mexico, the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, that burned 342,000 acres of land, destroyed more than 900 homes and...
By 2050, an area the size of Connecticut along America’s coastline could be under water, valued at $35 billion. This has a range of implications for municipalities, in both the short and long-term...
Applications from NJ municipalities for either $25,000 or $75,000 in non-competitive grant funding to assist in Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program upgrades required by the new 2023...
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced it has opened applications for grants from the 2023 National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) . Pre-proposals are due Wednesday, April 12...
Governor Lamont’s Climate Bill, substitute House Bill 6441, passed on May 27th. On July 1, 2021, municipalities in Connecticut will now be able to establish new Stormwater Authorities to implement a...
You may have seen, read, or heard about the most recent extreme rainfall event in the United States that occurred in southeast Texas and Louisiana in mid-May 2021. Preliminary estimates of the total...