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Kaua’i Bill 2961 (2025): Wildfire Mitigation and Managed Retreat Ordinance for Plantation Camp Districts
July 16, 2025
On September 8, 2025 the Kaua’i County mayor signed Bill No. 2961 into law, advancing wildfire mitigation efforts in Kaua’i’s plantation camp districts by implementing wildfire safety and risk reduction into the zoning and permitting process.
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South Carolina Safe Home Program
2025
Administered by the South Carolina Department of Insurance, the South Carolina Safe Home program provides coastal property owners with matching and non-matching funds to retrofit their homes in order to increase hurricane and extreme weather resilience.
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Ocean City, Maryland: Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
July 9, 2025
The Ocean City, Maryland Code of Ordinances includes a comprehensive flood damage prevention policy (Chapter 38, Article II). The policy, which includes both building hardening standards and floodplain management rules, is meant to protect people, property, and the environment from the impacts of coastal flooding in the city by restricting construction and development in high-risk areas.
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Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund (H6252)
June 20, 2025
In June 2025, the Rhode Island General Assembly approved House Bill 6252, authorizing the Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund, a revolving fund that supports local climate resiliency projects.
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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 5-16: Resilience Planning and Zoning
June 10, 2025
Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 5-16 of the Act make revisions to Connecticut's land use and planning statutes, ensuring that Connecticut’s local planning and regulatory frameworks account for observed and projected climate conditions.
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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 19-20: Water Supply and Infrastructure
June 10, 2025
Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 19-20 direct state agencies and the Water Planning Council to systematically incorporate climate change projections into Connecticut's water supply planning, water supply regulation, and sewage disposal permitting.
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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 21-30: Resiliency Improvement Districts
June 10, 2025
Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 21-30 of the Act create a Resiliency Improvement District framework through which local governments can finance resilience projects.
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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 17-18: Transfer of Development Rights
June 10, 2025
Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 17–18 of the Act authorize municipalities to use transfer of development rights (TDR) programs for resilience purposes.
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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025): An Act Concerning the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Municipal and State Planning […]
June 10, 2025
Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. The Act establishes new obligations and frameworks across several different policy areas: flood risk disclosure, municipal and regional climate planning, local resilience financing, water and infrastructure climate proofing, and pesticide restrictions to protect pollinators and wildlife.
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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 1-4: Flood Disclosure Requirements
June 10, 2025
Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 1–4 of the Act close the flood insurance coverage disclosure gap by creating mandatory flood risk disclosures at three distinct points of contact: when an insurance policy is issued or renewed, when a mortgage closes, and when a home is sold.
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