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Arizona Executive Order 2025-09: Protecting Arizonans from Heat Risk in the Workplace

Arizona Executive Order 2025-09: Protecting Arizonans from Heat Risk in the Workplace

May 22, 2025

Following back-to-back record breaking heat in 2023 and 2024, the Executive Department of Arizona under Governor Katie Hobbs issued Executive Order 2025-09 to address extreme heat as a recognized occupational hazard and require stronger workplace protections.

Related Organizations: State of Arizona

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Minnesota Climate Adaptation and Resilience Cost Study

Minnesota Climate Adaptation and Resilience Cost Study

March 2026

Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency published the “Minnesota Climate Adaptation and Resilience Cost Study” in March 2026, in compliance with the 2024 Minnesota Session Laws, Ch. 116, Article 2, Sec. 33 to “carry out a study on climate adaptation and resilience costs.” The study analyzes the cost of inaction, cost of adaptation, and residual risks under three potential climate change scenarios (intermediate, high, and very high emissions).

Related Organizations: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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Minnesota Climate Adaptation and Resilience Cost Study

March 2026

Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency published the “Minnesota Climate Adaptation and Resilience Cost Study” in March 2026, in compliance with the 2024 Minnesota Session Laws, Ch. 116, Article 2, Sec. 33 to “carry out a study on climate adaptation and resilience costs.” The study analyzes the cost of inaction, cost of adaptation, and residual risks under three potential climate change scenarios (intermediate, high, and very high emissions).

Related Organizations: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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New Jersey Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) Rules

January 20, 2026

New Jersey’s Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) rules, adopted in January 2026, represent a landmark regulatory reform effort by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to better account for climate change and future conditions in development and environmental protection. 

Related Organizations: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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Delaware Climate Action Plan (2025)

December 2025

In December of 2025, Delaware published their 2025 Climate Action Plan. As mandated by the 2023 Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)’s Division of Climate, Coastal, and Energy led the plan’s development. Since the 2021 Climate Action Plan, Delaware has continued to experience increased temperatures, sea-level rise, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather. A 2025 survey found that 55% of Delawareans had “personally experienced local impacts of climate change.”

 

Related Organizations: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)

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California Wildfire Mitigation Program

The California Wildfire Mitigation Program (CWMP) aims to build community resilience to wildfires in primarily underserved populations by providing assistance for retrofits and other practices that can help reduce wildfire risk.

Related Organizations: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire)

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Resilience Hub Planning and Design Compendium 2025

2025

Published in 2025, the Resilience Hub Planning and Design Compendium provides a comprehensive guide to assist local governments and interested community groups in establishing resilience hubs.

Related Organizations: Rebuild by Design, One Architecture & Urbanism (One), Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design

Author or Affiliated User: Joyce Coffee

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Oregon Executive Order No. 25-26: Directing State Agencies to Take Urgent Action to Promote the Resilience of our Communities and Natural and Working Lands and Waters

October 21, 2025

In response to increasing impacts of climate change in the state of Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek issued Executive Order 25-26 on October 21, 2025, requiring 15 state agencies and boards to take direct action to assess resilience and implement practices that further resilience in the state. 

Related Organizations: State of Oregon

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Connecticut DEEP Climate Resilience Fund

October 2, 2025

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environment’s Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF) was initiated in 2023 to support community, infrastructure, and energy resilience projects. Government entities and others in the community can apply for funding to support infrastructure planning in the face of more severe weather events and a decline in federal funding.

Related Organizations: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)

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Satellite Beach, Florida: Floodplain Management Ordinance

Updated Oct 2, 2025

The city of Satellite Beach, FL, published updates to its floodplain management ordinance in 2014, elevating freeboard requirements for critical facilities to include consideration of the 0.2-percent annual chance flood hazard area (500-year floodplain).

Related Organizations: City of Satellite Beach, Florida

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Vermont Resilience Implementation Strategy

September 17, 2025

The Vermont Resilience Implementation Strategy, published in 2025, is a statewide framework that outlines how Vermont will build capacity to withstand and adapt to the growing impacts of climate change, including flooding, extreme weather, heat, and infrastructure stress.

Related Organizations: Vermont State Climate Office, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

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The Resilience Advantage: Build Your Small Business Resilience Plan in 5 Steps

September 2, 2025

Developed by Climate Resilience Consulting, “The Resilience Advantage” is a web-based guide designed to help small businesses understand their disaster-related risks and better prepare for disaster events to ensure resilience and business continuity.

Author or Affiliated User: Joyce Coffee

Resource Category: Planning

 

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