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Jeffrey Peterson has 40 years of experience in environmental policy development and program management, particularly focused on water issues. Most recently he was Senior Advisor in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water responsible for climate change policy. In that capacity he co-chaired the EPA Sea Level Rise Workgroup and was a member of the Federal Interagency Sea Level Rise Workgroup. He also worked for almost four years at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) during the first Obama term. At CEQ, he co-chaired the Interagency Water Resources and Climate Change Workgroup and authored the first national plan addressing water resources management and climate change. Returning to EPA in 2012, he chaired the National Water Program Climate Change Workgroup and served for five years as the Federal co-chair of the Climate Change and Water Workgroup of the Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). Before joining EPA in 1995, he worked for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Trump Administration Policies: Their Impact on the Battle Against Climate Change: Current Events Urban Resilience

A Ticco Virtual Conference Event
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Since taking office, President Trump and those in his administration have made substantial changes which will have long-term impacts on our cities' ability to prepare for the impacts of climate change. We have seen this demonstrated through...

Since taking office, President Trump and those in his administration have made substantial changes which will have long-term impacts on our cities' ability to prepare for the impacts of climate change. We have seen this demonstrated through actions including the US' withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord and limiting the power of existing environmental policies like the National Environmental Policy Act. Jeff Peterson, former Senior Policy Advisor with the Environmental Protection Agency joined us for this webinar to offer some insight into current policies proposed and at risk, and what today's practitioners need to know to stay up-to-date when it comes to shaping more sustainable communities.

Speaker: Jeffrey Peterson, Author, Former EPA
Retired from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Jeffrey spent 40 years working on environmental policy and coordinating with the Senate Environmental Works Committee under the Obama Administration. He most recently served as Senior Advisor in the agency's Office of Water, which was responsible for climate change policy. Jeffrey additionally served on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) between 2008 and 2012, for which he co-chaired the Interagency Water Resources and Climate Change Workgroup and authored the first national plan addressing water resources management and climate change. Jeffrey authored A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas, which was published by Island Press in 2019. A New Coast focuses on sea level rise, storm patterns, and policies/emergency preparedness. In it, he explores the dilemma of how to respond to the impacts of climate change from multiple perspectives.

This webinar was recorded on September 30, 2020 during Current Events - Urban Resilience, a virtual conference hosted by Ticco with support from Island Press. To learn more about this event visit go-ticco.co/ce-retreat. For additional information about Ticco and events like this one visit go-ticco.co.

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Webinar: Strategies for Coastal Resilience

How Communities Need to Adapt from the Smart Growth Network
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More severe storms and rising seas will inexorably push the American coastline inland, leading to profound impacts on communities, infrastructure and natural systems. How can we prepare for these changes? What kinds of adaptations are going to be...

More severe storms and rising seas will inexorably push the American coastline inland, leading to profound impacts on communities, infrastructure and natural systems. How can we prepare for these changes? What kinds of adaptations are going to be required? What tools are available to planners, coastal managers, and developers to protect vulnerable areas?

The Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network held this webinar on Friday, February 28, to review the problems our coastlines are facing.

Panelists Jeffrey Peterson, author of A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas, and Katie Spidalieri, J.D., a Senior Associate with Georgetown Climate Center, presented these problems and offered possible solutions. They also identified and discussed tools, strategies, and policy recommendations for anyone seeking information on how coastal communities and states need to adapt to the climate crisis and how the federal government can help.

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Book Trailer: A New Coast

Preview the book with author Jeffrey Peterson
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In A New Coast, Jeffrey Peterson draws a comprehensive picture of how storms and rising seas will change the coast. Peterson offers a clear-eyed assessment of how governments can work with...

 

In A New Coast, Jeffrey Peterson draws a comprehensive picture of how storms and rising seas will change the coast. Peterson offers a clear-eyed assessment of how governments can work with the private sector and citizens to be better prepared for the coming coastal inundation.

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