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Experts Give Providence Decent Marks for Climate-Change Planning

PROVIDENCE — The city is in on the right track regarding climate-change preparedness, according to a recent review. A three-day assessment, including input from residents, by five sustainability planners from across the country looked at how the city will endure higher heat, more frequent and severe weather, and increased flooding.

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Urban Cores are Already Feeling the Heat

Is southern New England adequately prepared for the impacts of the projected harsh weather ahead, especially on its most vulnerable residents: the sick, elderly, young and poor?

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To Meet Rising Waters Homeowners Must Rise Up or Get Out

Federal funds earmarked for adapting to sea-level rise and flooding in Rhode Island are being channeled into elevating pricier homes along the coast, while inland, flood-prone homes are being torn down.

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