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Volusia County, FL: An All Ages Approach to Community Resiliency
If you hear the words “flooding” and “Florida” in the same sentence, you would not be alone in thinking of a beachfront community. However, inland areas in Florida can be just as, if not more, susceptible to flooding than their coastal neighbors Spring Hill, a neighborhood in DeLand, Florida, has experienced repeated flooding for years.…
Read MoreHuffPost Highlights SSCF Project in Duck Hill, MS: How Some Mississippi Teens Are Saving Their Town From Climate Change
A new nonprofit coalition called Umbrella is teaching neighbors in New Orleans Hoffman Triangle how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
Read MoreA Green Lining to New Orleans Storm Clouds: How a new nonprofit coalition is teaching neighbors how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
A new nonprofit coalition called Umbrella is teaching neighbors in New Orleans Hoffman Triangle how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
Read MorePROFILE: Lori Forsman, Sustainability Programs Manager, Orange County, FL
I recently became Orange County’s Sustainability Programs Manager after working as a contractor with the county for more than three years.
Read MorePROFILE: David Ingram, Sustainability Project Manager, Wilmington, NC
While in the nation’s capital, I worked as the Sustainability Manager at the International Monetary Fund on a variety of sustainability, facility operations and green building projects.
Read MorePROFILE: Alissa Farina, Resilience Programs Manager, Miami, FL
Our department leads on developing and overseeing the City’s strategy on addressing climate change risks.
Read MorePROFILE: Nina Morgan, Birmingham, AL
Nina Morgan grew up in Sipsey, a small rural town in Central Alabama that is positioned at the southernmost foothills of the Appalachian region.
Read MorePROFILE: Rebecca Harvey, Sustainability Coordinator, Boynton Beach, FL
Coming from an interdisciplinary environmental background, she entered the sustainability field after launching herself into climate activism in response to the November 2016 election.
Read MorePROFILE: Lindsey Nieratka, Sustainability Manager, Boca Raton, FL
My first main task has been to assess the sustainability work already being done across the City and work with staff, advisory boards, and the public to develop the City’s first Sustainability Action Plan.
Read MoreConnections Create a More Sustainable Tennessee Valley
Tennessee and Alabama local governments are building relationships with TVA to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and work toward alternative power sources.
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