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January 20, 2026
New Jersey’s Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) rules, adopted in January 2026, represent a landmark regulatory reform effort by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to better account for climate change and future conditions in development and environmental protection.
Related Organizations: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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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.
Related Organizations: State of Connecticut
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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December 2024
Maryland’s Plan to Adapt to Saltwater Intrusion and Salinization, first published in 2019 and updated in 2024, provides recommendations for state-level action to better understand the impacts of increasing saltwater intrusion and salinization on different resources and to adapt to these impacts. Saltwater intrusion in the region is expected to worsen over time due to climate change, and the report describes which of the state’s resources are at greatest risk, adaptation measures that are currently in use and recommended, and what additional research is needed for adequate adaptation and resilience.
Related Organizations: Maryland Department of Planning
Resource Category: Planning
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December 17, 2010
The U.S. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force was established in 2009 by President Barack Obama to help federal agencies coordinate and collaborate on a national adaptation strategy. The Task Force was replaced by the Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience in November 2013. This process represented the first steps towards a coordinated strategy for federal adaptation action on climate change and led to the creation of several federal adaptation implementation plans. The Obama Administration’s executive orders directing federal climate adaptation action were revoked in March 2017 by Executive Order (EO) 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, which was in turn replaced by the January 2021 Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
Related Organizations: White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) , White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Author or Affiliated User: Rachel Gregg
Resource Category: Planning
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April 4, 2024
In April 2024, the Governor of Florida signed Senate Bill 1638 into law to bolster funding for environmental resource management. Codified in Fla. Stat. §380.095 (2024), the Act establishes two important revenue streams: a one-time grant of $150 million and a recurring portion of the Seminole Tribe Gaming Compact allocated for extreme weather resilience, water infrastructure upgrades, and management of state conservation lands.
Related Organizations: State of Florida
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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April 2024
In April 2024, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) launched the Individual Adaptation Decision and Planning Tool, or I-ADAPT. I-ADAPT is designed to help homeowners, renters, and business property owners and renters determine appropriate adaptation measures for their flood risk.
Related Organizations: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
Resource Category: Data and tools
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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.
Related Organizations: North Carolina Office of the Governor
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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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.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Resource Category: Data and tools
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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.
Related Organizations: White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) , White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Resource Category: Data and tools
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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.
Related Organizations: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Resource Category: Funding
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