Addressing Resilience to Climate Change & Extreme Weather in Transportation Asset Management MMA: Federal Highway Administration report re climate resilience efforts of state transportation agencies Tim HollerJune 28, 2023
Climate Change is Overpowering America’s Electric Grid MMA: “The current grid was built to withstand a climate that no longer exists.” Tim HollerJune 28, 2023
Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the US West's wildfires. It won't be enough MMA: “With climate change making the situation increasingly dire…” Tim HollerJune 27, 2023
Climate Risk a Major Challenge for Insurance Industry, Treasury Says MMA: “Climate-related risks are becoming an increasing challenge for insurers,” Tim HollerJune 27, 2023
36 million people in the U.S. may be exposed to dangerous heat today MMA: US heat conditions available by city in this article Tim HollerJune 27, 2023
Intensifying Rains Pose Hidden Flood Risks Across the U.S. MMA: “The threats to American infrastructure from intense rain have been on stark display in recent years.” Tim HollerJune 26, 2023
Congestion Pricing Plan in New York City Clears Final Federal Hurdle MMA: “The program would charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street…” Tim HollerJune 26, 2023
As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank MMA: Reporting on alternatives to “motor fuel taxes that have paid for roads for more than a century” Tim HollerJune 25, 2023
Heat is battering Texas’s power grid. Are giant batteries the answer? MMA: Texas “is relying on batteries the size of Mack trucks” Tim HollerJune 24, 2023
Facing Brutal Heat, the Texas Electric Grid Has a New Ally: Solar Power MMA: “Texas is fast becoming a leader in solar power” Tim HollerJune 23, 2023
Reality Check: The Missing Pieces of New York’s “Climate Math” Debate MMA: RMI report re key cost and benefit questions around New York’s emissions accounting Tim HollerJune 22, 2023
Four Reasons Why K-12 Schools Are Warming Up to Heat Pumps MMA: “…41% of districts need to update or replace HVAC systems in at least half their schools – 36,000 schools…” Tim HollerJune 20, 2023
The troubling heat in Texas and its ties to climate change in 5 maps MMA: “…literature is replete with studies connecting … heat waves such as this to human-caused climate change Tim HollerJune 20, 2023
Oregon wildfires case highlights the climate change risks to utilities MMA: Oregon power company liable for wildfires heightens sector’s legal and financial risks re hotter, drier climate Tim HollerJune 19, 2023
Severe Drought Stunts Great Plains Wheat Crops MMA: “It is the highest rate of abandonment since 1917, exceeding the rate … during the 1930s Dust Bowl” Tim HollerJune 17, 2023
Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis MMA: “The river’s depleted reservoirs are now at 42% capacity.” Tim HollerJune 16, 2023
The Plan to Save New York From the Next Sandy Will Ruin the Waterfront. It Doesn’t Have To. MMA: Opinion piece questioning the components of plan to protect NYC from climate change consequence Tim HollerJune 15, 2023
Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition MMA: America’s fragmented electric grid… is becoming a major obstacle to efforts to fight climate change. Tim HollerJune 12, 2023
Arizona, Low on Water, Weighs Taking It From the Sea. In Mexico. MMA: $5 billion desalination project “under serious consideration” Tim HollerJune 10, 2023
Phoenix leaders' goal to add extreme heat to FEMA's emergency list advances MMA: Federal legislation introduced adding “extreme heat” to list of eligible disasters Tim HollerJune 9, 2023