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Survey: Climate Change and Community Planning

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Boston residents: Share your opinion about climate change and community planning.

Click on the link to take our short survey by UMass Amherst researchers.

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Many North End Waterfront Property Owners Will Need Flood Insurance Under New FEMA Maps

Posted on Author Matt Conti

New preliminary flood zone maps have been published by FEMA and the flood line for the Boston’s North End / Waterfront goes much further inland than the previous risk assessment. If the maps released on November 15, 2013 go into effect as planned, property owners within the 1% chance flood line (i.e., the 100-year flood) Read More…
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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode One Explains Terms Around Climate Change

Posted on Author Amanda Stoll

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown have started a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Their first video, “Learning to Speak Climate Change” demystifies the terminology that gets tossed around regarding climate change. In this informative, five-minute vlog (video blog) Jill and Alice Read More…
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Hearing on Flooding Brings Together City Groups to Discuss Strategies & Solutions

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On Monday, March 26th, Boston City Councilor At-Large and Chair of the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation Michelle Wu held a hearing on flooding in Boston, focusing on strategies and solutions to combat more frequent and more intense flooding across the city due to climate change and sea level rise. Wu called for the Read More…