Policy wonk @CPEX_LA. Urban planner. Cultural dilettante. Views are my own.
Washington, D.C.
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Mathew Sanders retweeted
The Alabama Resilience Council evaluates our state’s ability to prepare for both natural and manmade disasters.
Rep. Chip Brown and Sen. Steve Livingston will carry legislation to ensure we have a statewide resilience plan.
Every Alabamian is worthy of a resilient community.
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Katrina wasn’t just a storm. It was a $140B test of whether America can recover from a disaster. We failed. And unless we learn, every city facing fire, flood or storm will repeat New Orleans’ fate.
My @nytopinion essay with @MathewDSanders: The $140 Billion Failure We Don’t Talk About
nytimes.com/2025/08/27/opini…
Mathew Sanders retweeted
From wildfires to floods, extreme weather is hitting harder than ever. Lawmakers across the country are working to:
🏛️ Strengthen infrastructure.
🦺 Develop resilience plans.
💵 Invest in mitigation projects to help communities reduce disaster risk.
pew.org/3XnMyJY
Mathew Sanders retweeted
When intense rain follows wildfires, burnt soil often fails to absorb the rainfall, causing intense runoff and flooding.
This is just one way climate disasters are interrelated—and understanding these links can help break the vicious cycle. pew.org/485DNbF
Mathew Sanders retweeted
More than two-thirds of Americans were subject to a heat alert at some point in 2023—and @NOAA predicts 2024 will be the hottest year since global records began in 1850.
Have you already experienced a heat alert in 2024? pew.org/4bC9lFX
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Communities across the U.S. are experiencing hotter, longer, and more frequent heat waves.
Fortunately, the federal government and many state governments are taking action. pew.org/4bC9lFX
Mathew Sanders retweeted
In today's paper:
The dysfunction in New Orleans is often blamed on the city's swampy terrain or a lack of money.
It's not true.
Part one of a series, Broken City:
nola.com/news/politics/why-n…
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Some states are prioritizing the conservation and restoration of wetlands to help address extreme weather impacts.
But a changing federal regulatory landscape is scaling back protections for some of these systems. pew.org/3wyijWs
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Buying out homes in flood plains needs buy-in from everyone.
Buyouts can help homeowners move out of harm’s way and benefit communities by creating areas that can absorb floodwater—however, there are some risks in the process. @MathewDSanders pew.org/3UeHfds
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Historically, @BLMNational has prioritized oil and gas development over conservation.
But that could soon change.
Today, the agency finalized a rule that enables it to put conservation on equal footing across the 245 million acres it oversees. pew.org/3QafAsG
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Good news!
Utah’s new state budget includes a long-term pledge to fund new #WildlifeCrossings.
These infrastructure projects will connect migration corridors while reducing animal-vehicle collisions. pew.org/3TTYEci
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Three storms will hit California over the next 10 days, dropping 2-5+ feet of snow across the Sierra and bringing widespread moderate rain across much of the state.
This series of storms guarantees that California will see its first back-to-back above-average snowpack years since 2010-2011.
Winter is not done yet.
Mathew Sanders retweeted
“Hope or ‘let’s wait and see’ are no longer risk mitigation and resilience strategies” @DrShepherd2013 speaks during the lunch session at @UGA_IRIS and @AtlantaRegional’s Georgia Resilience Roundtable today in Atlanta.
Mathew Sanders retweeted
“The more we can reconnect landscapes, or habitat patches, the more resilient and healthy these wildlife populations are generally going to be,” explained our @MattSkroch to @changcon.
How new research is helping accomplish that faster than ever. 👇popularmechanics.com/preview…
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Billion-dollar weather disasters are becoming more common, threatening coastal and inland states.
Our @MathewDSanders joined the @CoastalNews365 Podcast to discuss the causes of these events—and potential solutions. pew.org/46uff9G
Mathew Sanders retweeted
“Utah has the opportunity to lead on wildlife conservation and driver safety once more by passing legislation that provides a reoccurring funding source [for] new wildlife crossings.”
Our Nic Callero on Utah’s $20M investment in wildlife infrastructure. pew.org/3FYHdQh
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Costume-procrastinators, never fear: IRIS has some ✨brilliant✨ costume ideas for the nature-based solutions enthusiast.
Mathew Sanders retweeted
Climate-related disasters are increasing in frequency and cost—but there are opportunities to “stem the tide,” says my colleague @MathewDSanders. He shares more about the contributing factors to this worrying trend in this article. pew.org/3RScFqt
Mathew Sanders retweeted
“[The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative] gives me hope that we can meet the challenges of our day—chief of them is sea level rise. If we don’t take action for salt marshes, we may not have them [in the future].” —Our @Coastal_Cam 👉pew.org/4004pqp
