Benjamin DeAngelo
@bendeangelo.bsky.social
Principal and Founder, Operation Future, LLC. Adjunct Professor, Howard University. Senior Advisor for Earth Knowledge and Silvestrum Climate Associates. Former Director, EPA Office of Climate Adaptation & Sustainability. Dad, drummer, cyclist.
This EPA decided not to count benefits of pollution controls. No quantified accounting for avoided morbidity and mortality. This abandons decades of cost-benefit practice, economics and science. Claims that $ benefits estimates are too uncertain don't hold water theconversation.com/epas-new-way...
EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health
In the world of cost benefit analysis, if an impact isn’t monetized, it doesn’t exist. A former EPA official explains what’s changing now and why it matters.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This EPA decided not to count benefits of pollution controls. No quantified accounting for avoided morbidity and mortality. This abandons decades of cost-benefit practice, economics and science. Claims that $ benefits estimates are too uncertain don't hold water theconversation.com/epas-new-way...
Reposted by Benjamin DeAngelo
I just posted the second in my Endangerment substack series: thesaraphreport.substack.com/p/did-epa-ge...
Did EPA Get the Climate Science Right in 2009?
Spoiler Alert: Yes, we did.
thesaraphreport.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I just posted the second in my Endangerment substack series: thesaraphreport.substack.com/p/did-epa-ge...
I was interviewed for this article in E&E News about EPA's forthcoming and expected repeal of the 2009 GHG endangerment finding. Remain very proud of the work we did for the original GHG finding and the work to uphold it in subsequent years. www.eenews.net/articles/anx...
Anxious greens await death of endangerment finding
Environmental groups are planning protests to oppose EPA’s upcoming move to repeal the scientific finding.
www.eenews.net
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I was interviewed for this article in E&E News about EPA's forthcoming and expected repeal of the 2009 GHG endangerment finding. Remain very proud of the work we did for the original GHG finding and the work to uphold it in subsequent years. www.eenews.net/articles/anx...
Yesterday I started teaching the undergraduate class on global climate change at Howard University. This is in their Dept of Earth, Environment and Equity. Always wanted to do more teaching after federal service. Honored to be part of Howard in this way!
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Yesterday I started teaching the undergraduate class on global climate change at Howard University. This is in their Dept of Earth, Environment and Equity. Always wanted to do more teaching after federal service. Honored to be part of Howard in this way!
Grateful to be part of this newly expanded team with earthknowledge.com as an advisor for climate adaptation and environmental risk. Earth Knowledge provides weather and climate information for use in decision making, including risk assessment and resilience planning.
Earth Knowledge
earthknowledge.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Grateful to be part of this newly expanded team with earthknowledge.com as an advisor for climate adaptation and environmental risk. Earth Knowledge provides weather and climate information for use in decision making, including risk assessment and resilience planning.
Gwyneth Fries and I published the blog, the Business Case for Climate Resilience. Businesses and investors need to transition from viewing climate adaptation solely as a risk management strategy to exploring it as a driver of innovation. www.operationfuture.net/blog/the-bus...
The Business Case for Climate Resilience — Operation Future
By Gwyneth Fries and Benjamin DeAngelo Climate action is at an inflection point. Over a decade since the signing of the Paris Agreement, there has been significant but varied momentum b...
www.operationfuture.net
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Gwyneth Fries and I published the blog, the Business Case for Climate Resilience. Businesses and investors need to transition from viewing climate adaptation solely as a risk management strategy to exploring it as a driver of innovation. www.operationfuture.net/blog/the-bus...
Updated blog to reflect the final key decisions on adaptation at COP30. bendeangelo.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What happened on adaptation at COP30?
Updated to reflect final decisions.
bendeangelo.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Updated blog to reflect the final key decisions on adaptation at COP30. bendeangelo.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What’s happening on adaptation at COP30?
open.substack.com/pub/bendeang...
open.substack.com/pub/bendeang...
What’s happening on adaptation at COP30?
Adapting to our changing climate is getting more attention at the negotiations as we begin to breach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. Key issues are indicators of adaptation and finance.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
What’s happening on adaptation at COP30?
open.substack.com/pub/bendeang...
open.substack.com/pub/bendeang...
Thank you Penn State for this feature! Really humbled by it but hugely appreciate the support. WE ARE going to continue to provide Pennsylvanians and all citizens with the best available info to deal with a rapidly changing climate. www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
Geography alumnus charts new path after decades in federal climate roles | Penn State University
Benjamin DeAngelo, a Penn State geography alumnus, has launched Operation Future, a climate adaptation and resilience consulting firm drawing on his nearly 30 years of federal experience.
www.psu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you Penn State for this feature! Really humbled by it but hugely appreciate the support. WE ARE going to continue to provide Pennsylvanians and all citizens with the best available info to deal with a rapidly changing climate. www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
Happy to announce I joined Silvestrum Climate Associates as a senior fellow focused on climate adaptation. Silvestrum bridges science, policy and law and focuses on nature-based solutions domestically and internationally. Great to be part of this mission-driven team! www.silvestrum.com
Silvestrum Climate Associates | Climate
Silvestrum Climate Associates operates globally, with offices in the United States and on-site posts in Africa and Latin America. We tackle climate change by fostering sustainable development rooted i...
www.silvestrum.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy to announce I joined Silvestrum Climate Associates as a senior fellow focused on climate adaptation. Silvestrum bridges science, policy and law and focuses on nature-based solutions domestically and internationally. Great to be part of this mission-driven team! www.silvestrum.com
During #NYClimateWeek Louie Woodall of @climateproof.news sat down with me for this interview about my initial reactions to NYClimateWeek, gave me an opp to discuss my federal career working on climate, and my new venture Operation Future, LLC www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olG...
Climate Week NYC Interviews: Ben DeAngelo
YouTube video by Climate Proof
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October 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
During #NYClimateWeek Louie Woodall of @climateproof.news sat down with me for this interview about my initial reactions to NYClimateWeek, gave me an opp to discuss my federal career working on climate, and my new venture Operation Future, LLC www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olG...
CALL FOR PUBLICATION PROPOSALS. I'm on an editorial board for a new Anthem Press series entitled "Law, Resilience and AI." We’re inviting authors to contribute to a new series that explores how law, climate resilience, and artificial intelligence intersect to shape societies today and in the future.
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
CALL FOR PUBLICATION PROPOSALS. I'm on an editorial board for a new Anthem Press series entitled "Law, Resilience and AI." We’re inviting authors to contribute to a new series that explores how law, climate resilience, and artificial intelligence intersect to shape societies today and in the future.
Was great to participate in this panel last week sponsored by @kogodbiz.bsky.social @americanuniversity.bsky.social. Lots of diverse perspectives on climate and the role of the private sector to advance progress in terms of certification, branding, and communication tools.
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Was great to participate in this panel last week sponsored by @kogodbiz.bsky.social @americanuniversity.bsky.social. Lots of diverse perspectives on climate and the role of the private sector to advance progress in terms of certification, branding, and communication tools.
Today the National Academies will be releasing its fast-track report Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare. Will be available here: www.nationalacademies.org/event/45701_...
www.nationalacademies.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today the National Academies will be releasing its fast-track report Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare. Will be available here: www.nationalacademies.org/event/45701_...
Looking forward to being on this panel sponsored by American University's Kogod Sustainability Club. Friday, Sept 19, 11:30am ET. "Transformation through Sustainability"
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Looking forward to being on this panel sponsored by American University's Kogod Sustainability Club. Friday, Sept 19, 11:30am ET. "Transformation through Sustainability"
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⚠️ While extent will not be setting any annual minimum records this year, the average thickness of #Arctic sea ice is actually at historic lows for this time of year (in the dataset by PIOMAS). Thinner ice is younger and usually more fragile.
More graphics of volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
More graphics of volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
September 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
⚠️ While extent will not be setting any annual minimum records this year, the average thickness of #Arctic sea ice is actually at historic lows for this time of year (in the dataset by PIOMAS). Thinner ice is younger and usually more fragile.
More graphics of volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
More graphics of volume: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Enjoyed being a guest lecturer yesterday @georgetownlaw.bsky.social in their Climate Change Law & Policy seminar to talk about role of scientific assessments in informing policy decisions, and the importance of process used to develop assessments for credibility and ultimately widespread use
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Enjoyed being a guest lecturer yesterday @georgetownlaw.bsky.social in their Climate Change Law & Policy seminar to talk about role of scientific assessments in informing policy decisions, and the importance of process used to develop assessments for credibility and ultimately widespread use
Looking forward to attending #ClimateWeekNYC for the first time and making connections for my new venture to advise on and climate resilience and response strategies operationfuture.net
Operation Future
operationfuture.net
September 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Looking forward to attending #ClimateWeekNYC for the first time and making connections for my new venture to advise on and climate resilience and response strategies operationfuture.net
Happy to share that I'm open for business with Operation Future, LLC. Am offering consulting services to states, cities, tribes, private industry, professional associations, NGOs, and universities to become more resilient to our rapidly changing climate, and more. www.operationfuture.net
Operation Future
www.operationfuture.net
September 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy to share that I'm open for business with Operation Future, LLC. Am offering consulting services to states, cities, tribes, private industry, professional associations, NGOs, and universities to become more resilient to our rapidly changing climate, and more. www.operationfuture.net
Have to hand it to my now former EPA colleagues for this very thoughtful parting gift. Am thankful for my drums during this time!
July 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Have to hand it to my now former EPA colleagues for this very thoughtful parting gift. Am thankful for my drums during this time!
Sorry to hear this. This has been a prestigious & competitive fellowship program that has helped train next gen of science leaders. Alumni of this program are impressive. I had the honor of meeting fellows at AGU. While at NOAA we had the Sci Advisory Board review the program. It got very high marks
Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sorry to hear this. This has been a prestigious & competitive fellowship program that has helped train next gen of science leaders. Alumni of this program are impressive. I had the honor of meeting fellows at AGU. While at NOAA we had the Sci Advisory Board review the program. It got very high marks
It's with a lot of mixed emotions that I'm announcing that last week was my last at EPA. I decided to take the offer to leave. I was hired as EPA's first director of the newly created Office of Climate Adaptation & Sustainability.
July 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's with a lot of mixed emotions that I'm announcing that last week was my last at EPA. I decided to take the offer to leave. I was hired as EPA's first director of the newly created Office of Climate Adaptation & Sustainability.
