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Curb Real Estate Development

Sallan gives kudos to The New York Times for spotlighting innovations to curb real estate development + protect people + property from the climate crisis that's already underway. Think those are easy to do? Think again. A report released by the Pew Charitable Trusts, reveals how a few cities + states have successfully reduced flooding vulnerability

Read NYT CLIMATE column by Christopher Flavelle and John Schwartz, As Climate Risk Grows, Cities Test a Tough Strategy: Saying 'No' to Developers

Nancy Anderson's comment on CLIMATE column by Christopher Flavelle and John Schwartz in The New York Times appears in full below.

The Sallan Foundation
New York, Nov. 19

Excellent article, captures the reality that there are smart, forward facing actions being taken to protect people from climate harm + from business-as-usual developers.

Next, please report on the enablers of climate-stupid development, the lenders + the insurers that developers must have on tap to build where they never should be building.

Credit: Ann Tihansky, U.S. Geological Survey.
Credit: Ann Tihansky, U.S. Geological Survey. Coastal wetland ecosystems in Jamaica Bay, New York, provide important ecosystem services along the highly urbanized Atlantic coast.