2022

Adapting to water rather than fighting it Boston prioritizes nature-based approaches to climate change

KATHY ABBOTT and JOE CHRISTO Oct 31, 2022 SHARE 6 TEN YEARS AGO, Superstorm Sandy – after ravaging the Caribbean and much of the East Coast of the United States – turned inward and exerted its full force on New York City and the surrounding region, leading to tens of billions of dollars in damages, …

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MARITIME WOMEN OF BOSTON: CANADIAN NURSES IN THE 1920 WOMEN’S VOTER REGISTERS

by Anna Boyles https://www.boston.gov/news/maritime-women-boston-canadian-nurses-1920-womens-voter-registers The 1880 United States Census reports that roughly fifty-percent of immigrants from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island settled in Massachusetts, while nearly thirty-percent of New Brunswick immigrants settled in the Bay State. Thus far, the Mary Eliza Project has discovered over 600 women from the Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova …

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A map of New York City before it was a city could provide answers to today’s flooding

A map of New York City before it was a city could provide answers to today’s flooding BY ARI EPHRAIM FELDMAN NEW YORK CITY https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/10/27/eric-sanderson-maps-new-york-city-climate-change-flooding Eric Sanderson, a wildlife ecologist at the Bronx Zoo, has developed a historical map of what New York City looked like before European settlement. (NY1/Ari Ephraim Feldman) CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATED …

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Historic Franklin Park is about to get the attention it deserves and has been denied for generations

October 28, 2022 Post contributor:Jeffrey R. Porter, Mintz Jeffrey R. Porter This morning I was reminded by the Boston Globe that the City of Boston’s sale of the site of the former Winthrop Street Garage also yielded $28 million for Franklin Park in what may be one of the Walsh Administration’s greatest Environmental Justice achievements. …

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Know Your Zone | NYC Emergency Management

KNOW YOUR ZONE is your destination for everything you need to know about hurricanes in New York City. You’ll find information about the city’s hurricane evacuation zones, the hazards you may face from a hurricane, and what to do to prepare. #knowyourzone Know Your Zone | NYC Emergency Management

Charlestown Waterfront Coalition Flood… | Coastal Engineering Co.

Charlestown Waterfront Coalition Flood Mitigation StudyCoastal Engineering Co. in association with Offshoots, Inc. conducted a series of public forums on potential future climate impacts and available flood mitigation strategies for the Navy Yard in Charlestown, MA. Based upon information provided by Climate Ready Boston, flood zone analysis, regional precedents for climate change resiliency adaptations, and …

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