by Mary Jane Maxwell | Sep 1, 2022 | -, Federal, Insights, State & Local
The new climate normal is here, and infrastructure in the United States is not ready to withstand it — yet. In 2021, the U.S. had 20 separate weather-related disasters, costing more than $1 billion each. It was the second-worst on record. First place goes to 2020,...
by Mary Jane Maxwell | Apr 28, 2022 | -
After a record-breaking rainfall event and flash flood in 1997, the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, adopted its first Climate Action Plan. Soon after, the city became the first in the nation to receive a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pre-Disaster...
by Mary Jane Maxwell | Apr 19, 2022 | -, Company News, Federal, Insights
Some of the most innovative technologies tackling the climate crisis are spearheaded by U.S. Federal agencies. The Department of Energy is providing safe and sustainable clean energy options with advanced nuclear technology. U.S. farmers and ranchers now have broader...
by Mary Jane Maxwell | Nov 5, 2021 | -, Insights, International
The Enduring Struggle: The History of the U.S. Agency for International Development and America’s Uneasy Transformation of the World by John Norris. Rowman and Littlefield, 2021. 308 pages. $40.00 on Amazon. A Review Essay by Mary Jane Maxwell, Ph.D., Senior Expert at...
by Mary Jane Maxwell | May 17, 2021 | Insights, International
A feeling of hope has emerged in the United States as more Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A slow swing toward normalcy has begun. But to turn that hopeful feeling into a long-term reality, the COVID-19 vaccine needs to reach everyone, everywhere. In a recent...
