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Drawn-out Congressional debt ceiling debate could have negative implications for cities

An ongoing debate in Washington, D.C. about increasing the amount of money the nation’s Treasury Department can borrow to pay its bills is largely smoke and mirrors. At the end of the day, the federal government has an obligation to its people—defaulting on payments would have catastrophic economic consequences. But lengthy debate surrounding the subject has historically dampened the […]

Digital mapping tool gives land managers, policy makers, access to site-specific climate data

There’s an intrinsic link between America’s most biodiverse forests and those that hold the highest potential for future carbon sequestration—the capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A recently released mapping tool gives cities and counties of all sizes access this climate data, which developers say can help officials identify important regions and focus conservation efforts. “Conserving these […]

Webinar: Developing an emergency mass-communication strategy is critical

On a November evening five years ago, Tennessee firefighters fielded calls about a fire burning in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Gatlinburg. A few days later, high winds pushed the fire into the park’s Chimneys Picnic Area—out of control.  Today, the Chimney Tops 2 Fire is considered one of the most devastating fires in the state’s history. Cell phone reception went down. The region’s 9-1-1 […]

Two weeks on, Hurricane Ida recovery effort is ongoing

It’s been about two weeks since Hurricane Ida swept ashore in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, bringing with it catastrophic rainfall and forceful 150 mile per hour winds. Leading up to the storm’s landfall, much focus centered around whether New Orleans’ storm infrastructure, which was completed following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, would hold up to a real-world test—it did. In the aftermath, […]

Like many other American cities, Milwaukee faces a looming pension funding gap

In coming years, Milwaukee’s annual pension contribution will double over its current rate of $70 million. The city isn’t fiscally prepared to foot the bill.  “To date, nothing has sufficiently addressed the problem. The budgetary impact will soon climb to more than $140 million annually, and that demand is simply unsustainable,” Milwaukee Mayor Barrett said in a statement issued about the creation of […]
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