by Shannon Pepper | Apr 8, 2025 | Community Engagement, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
Image taken at the “Building a Resilient South Ward: Community Visioning & Climate Planning 101” workshop Across the United States, communities are facing the growing impacts of extreme weather and climate variations. From extreme heat waves to increasing flood...
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 21, 2025 | Green Infrastructure, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Water Justice
Webinar Recap: Equitable Green Infrastructure in a Changing Climate This webinar was presented by the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) in July 2024 as part of a 10-part series focused on the financial, managerial, and technical aspects of green...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 12, 2024 | Green Infrastructure, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
This video provides an overview of the benefits of green infrastructure (GI), including examples of GI in action in different climates throughout the United States.
by Shannon Pepper | Oct 27, 2023 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Wastewater
Severe storms and flooding can cause problems for wastewater systems whenever they occur, but these events are happening more frequently and with more intensity due to climate change. The impacts of these events on wastewater systems are not limited to more frequent...
by Shannon Pepper | Oct 2, 2023 | Resilience, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
Many regions of the U.S. are experiencing heavier rain events that drop more water in shorter periods of time, and these trends are projected to strengthen over the coming decades. These events may overwhelm local stormwater infrastructure and cause problems for...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 11, 2023 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
Many communities’ wastewater treatment plants and related infrastructure are located in or near floodplains, which makes sense given how these facilities work. However, this also means that they are prone to flooding. The Town of Waterbury, Vermont experienced...
