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North Carolina Heat Action Plan Toolkit
April 2024
In April 2024, the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resilience (NCORR) published a toolkit on how to develop heat action plans to help local governments and community partners increase community resilience to extreme heat.
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Arizona’s Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan
March 1, 2024
In March 2024, the State of Arizona published its Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan, recognizing the increasing impacts of extreme heat on the state, outlining how state agencies are preparing for heat events, and making recommendations for future actions to prepare for extreme heat. The plan builds on a 2023 executive order on extreme heat planning and preparedness.
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Extreme Heat Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
March 1, 2024
Published in 2024, the Extreme Heat Social and Behavioral Science Research study was developed for the National Weather Service (NWS) to inform how the agency messages to the public, particularly at-risk populations, about heat impacts on human health.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Joyce Coffee, Alexis St. Juliana
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Philadelphia Water Department Climate-Resilient Planning and Design Guidance
March 2024
In March of 2024 the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) released its updated Climate-Resilient Planning and Design Guidance to “provide actionable climate change information that can be directly applied to PWD planning and design processes.”
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North Carolina Executive Order No. 305: An Order to Protect and Restore North Carolina’s Critical Natural and Working Lands
February 12, 2024
Signed by Governor Roy Cooper on February 12, 2024, Executive Order 305 sets the most ambitious environmental and restoration goals in North Carolina history. It notes that North Carolina is experiencing the impacts of climate change in the form of more intense and frequent hurricanes, extreme temperatures, flooding, droughts, sea level rise, and saltwater intrusion. The Order states that these impacts are endangering the people of North Carolina, are hurting the economy, and have caused over 250 billion dollars in damage in recent years.
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EPA Community Change Equitable Resilience Technical Assistance Program
February 6, 2024
The Community Change Grant Equitable Resilience technical assistance program, an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. the Environmental Protection Agency, will provide free assistance to entities applying for Community Change Grants. EPA plans to offer this technical assistance to up to 50 Community Change Grants applicants. The program will provide free project development assistance, community engagement, and partnership development workshops.
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North Carolina’s Uniform Floodplain Management Policy for State Property
January 25, 2024
In January 2024, North Carolina updated its Uniform Floodplain Management Policy for State Property for the first time since 1990. The update was mandated through Executive Order 266 to account for rising risks of flooding and severe storms, which are being exacerbated by climate change and sea level rise. The policy governs design and building standards for state buildings to build resilience against flooding.
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Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide 2.0
December 9, 2023
The Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide 2. 0, released by the White House in December of 2023, aims to encourage implementation and awareness of nature-based solutions employed by federal agencies and partners. The Guide defines nature-based solutions as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing benefits for people and the environment. ” Nature-based solutions can be used to provide a wide range of benefits, such as supporting wildlife, reducing heat stress, reducing future disaster risk, and overcoming environmental injustices.
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Minnesota Climate Resiliency and Water Infrastructure Grant Program
2023
Established in 2023 through a one-time appropriation of $100 million in state funds, the Minnesota Climate Resiliency and Water Infrastructure Grant program provided funding for local and Tribal governments across the state to pursue climate resilience and infrastructure projects.
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EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (Community Change Grants)
November 21, 2023
The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants) funds community-driven projects that increase community climate resilience, reduce pollution, and strengthen communities. This grant operates under the framework of the broader Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJP), which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act and is now contained in Section 138 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U. S. C. § 7438. The ECJP allocates $2. 8 billion to the U.
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