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Carol Kaufmann

Washington, D.C.
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How to Build Disaster Resilience

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By Carol Kaufmann
| pew.org
Resilience officers from around the country (above, left) learn how Athens-Clarke County invested in nature-based infrastructure to restore a floodplain by, in part, reestablishing native habitats and plants. Leading the tour, Mike Wharton (above, right), the sustainability department director, shows the group a photograph of the same area (bottom) flooded in 1998 before the county began the greenway project.
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Fire Safe

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By Carol Kaufmann
| pew.org
Trust Article May 12, 2026 8 min At a time when the nation is facing a severe housing shortage, more multistory apartment buildings would offer more homes to more people. And there’s a big added benefit: Residents would be much safer from fires. A new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that people living in big, tall, multistoried buildings—or any modern, multifamily complex—are much safer from fire than those living in a single-family house.
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Where Will We Get the Energy?

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By Carol Kaufmann
| pew.org
Jim King and Jayne Cleveland have impeccable timing. In April 2024, the Weaverville, North Carolina, couple decided to sign up for an energy pilot program called PowerPair from their utility company. Duke Energy was offering customers in their state incentives to install solar panels on their roofs and store the energy generated in a battery in their homes. The couple uses the power but can also get energy from the main grid when needed, like on a sweltering summer day.
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