Over the past several years, communities throughout the Northeast have experienced a troubling trend: storms that arrive quickly, deliver tremendous impacts, and overwhelm infrastructure designed for...
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has announced the availability of grants from the Climate Resilience Fund to support implementation of climate resilience projects for...
On March 6th, the United States District Court ruled that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must restore the grant rounds for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)...
Expected in April 2026, ISO 14001:2026 will update the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS). Whether you’re ISO certified, considering certification, or just want to be...
GZA’s Land Use and Environmental Planning practice is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to analyzing and organizing the physical, economic, and social development of places, towns, cities, and...
The Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund has announced the launch of its 2025-2026 grant cycle. This fund, administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), aims to enhance the...
In an opinion piece for Commonwealth Beacon, Curt Spalding talks about the need for most agile environmental management to address the likely impacts of accelerating climate change. As Spalding notes...
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...