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After a decade of planning, New York City is raising its shoreline
Inspired by the Dutch model of living with water, New York’s coastal defenses are on the rise. The city — like others around the country — is combining infrastructure like floodwalls with nature-based features, as it moves ahead with the largest resiliency project in the U.S.
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Mark Carney says we're not ready for ‘when things go wrong’
The former Bank of Canada governor is accusing government and business officials of taking the wrong approach on climate change.
Climate change is impacting our infrastructure
We assume that infrastructure like buildings, roads and bridges are built to withstand our climate. But what happens when our climate is changing?
To fight floods, New York City rebuilds a wall of oysters
Thousands of acres of undersea reefs once protected the city’s shoreline. Now an army of volunteers is bringing the bivalves back, one shell at a time.
New York lawmaker rolls out Green New Deal for public schools
Rep. Jamaal Bowman wants climate upgrades for the nation’s schools included in any Democratic spending package.
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Ezra Klein: It seems odd that we would just let the world burn
Where is the urgency on climate change?
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Civil engineers claim climate change is overlooked on infrastructure projects
More than 60% of civil engineers do not feel climate change is prioritised sufficiently in infrastructure design and delivery, according to new Institution of Civil Engineers research.
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