For people across Massachusetts, flooding from storms and sea-level rise presents an existential threat to their homes, businesses, and communities. The Commonwealth must engage in long-term planning to mitigate flood risk, increase resiliency for communities, and, for those who are ready, move people to safer places.
Sarah Peake
Posted inEnvironment
Climate change demands raising infrastructure standards
PERCHED ON THE North Atlantic, with a shoreline prone to flooding and a history of damaging Nor’easters, and surrounded by the fastest warming ocean waters in the world, Massachusetts of all places needs to prepare now for the ravages of climate change. From Cape Ann to Cape Cod, our infrastructure is not built to withstand […]