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In Michigan, a new housing project shows that sustainable development isn’t only for the rich
Urban planners see it as a building model in a climate-conscious world.
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![A high cliff-side road near the ocean shows signs of major breakage, with cracks coming right up the barrier of the road. Houses and powerlines are on the other side of the barrier on top of the cliff]()
![A high cliff-side road near the ocean shows signs of major breakage, with cracks coming right up the barrier of the road. Houses and powerlines are on the other side of the barrier on top of the cliff]()
Coastal Californians, prepare for the ocean to rise 10 feet by century’s end
Planners warned to start making infrastructure changes now
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![A boat parked in water behind a house on Tangier Island.]()
![A boat parked in water behind a house on Tangier Island.]()
What a tiny island in Chesapeake Bay teaches us about the costs of sea level rise
Tangier Island in Virginia could be uninhabitable by 2051.
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Flooding could shut down one-quarter of America’s critical infrastructure
Hospitals, airports, and other public services are at risk.
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The environmental justice fight to block the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti claims hosting the 2028 Olympics will have “no impact” on the environment. Inglewood residents say otherwise.
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FEMA’s new flood insurance plan is drawing the battle lines over climate adaptation
“The new system confirms what we knew about the National Flood Insurance Program — which was that it’s a deeply unfair system."
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Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time
American housing authorities may soon see an influx of federal funding. Paris offers lessons in how to spend it.
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![A car sits on a flooded driveway of a house following a night of heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Ida]()
![A car sits on a flooded driveway of a house following a night of heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Ida]()
Even U.S. bankers are getting anxious about climate change
“Climate change will impact all governments, industries, and individuals. Housing and housing finance will not be spared.”
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Louisiana’s Native communities face a long recovery after Hurricane Ida
The storm added to existing issues like coastal erosion and rising sea levels.
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![A man stands on top of a pile of furniture and home furnishings destroyed during Hurricane Ida.]()
Hurricane Ida and the coming eviction crisis
Hurricane Ida turned thousands out of their homes. The Supreme Court might make it worse.
