Flooding

A man who gave his name as John helps to clean a friend's basement, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Queens, New York. The area was flooded Wednesday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency.

NYC Funded a Pilot to Make Basement Apartments Safer, But Then It Went Off Track

When It Comes to Protecting Our Waterfronts, Nature Knows Best

Gulf Coast Communities Are Solving Their Own Flooding Crisis. Is This a Model for Cities Nationwide?

Housing in Brief: Sea-Level Rise Threatens Affordable Housing

7 Threats and 7 Solutions in Southern Florida’s Fight Against Climate Change

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Woman walking her dog in a flooded park in New York

How (and Why) the Federal Government Should Help American Cities Manage Storms and Rising Seas

Can New York’s Transit Authority Lead the Way to a Carbon-Efficient Future?

Housing in Brief: Federal Climate-Change Assistance Favors the Wealthy, Report Says

The New Yorkers Who Are Left to Fight the Climate Crisis Alone

Flooding in Providence, Rhode Island

How Two Smaller Legacy Cities Are Adopting Green Infrastructure

The winning proposal to turn a vacant lot into a flood management area

A North Miami Lot Shows How Small Cities Can Manage Stormwater

Climate Change Is Already Amplifying the Affordable Housing Crisis

Why New Orleans Is Suing Oil and Gas Companies

Fargo Plans to Replace Its Sandbag Defense

City and State Officials Scramble in the Wake of Florence

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