As uncertainty in federal leadership continues, states need to play a more central role. Our new memo offers valuable lessons from California, a uniquely resourced state that has become a powerful testing ground for coastal resilience at scale.

Read the memo: urbanoceanlab.org/resource/sta...

As the Trump admin rolls back key climate and environmental justice programs, local leadership is more critical than ever.

Our new memo shows how coastal cities are stepping up, and offers strategies to sustain momentum on climate justice.

Read the memo: urbanoceanlab.org/resource/loc...

We are hiring a Managing Director! 🌊 🏙️

Opportunity to lead a bold, justice-centered org working at the intersection of ocean policy, climate resilience, and city innovation.

Know someone ready to lead transformative climate work? Learn more: multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/...

For anyone heading to the National Working Waterfront Network Conference, come see our panel tomorrow! It's called "The Path to Protect and Support Working Waterfronts: A conversation with local and state policymakers and community leaders." More here: nationalworkingwaterfronts.com/nwwn-2025-co...

Coastal cities can drive meaningful climate action, even without federal support. In her new piece for @rollingstone.com, our co-founder @ayanaeliza.bsky.social highlighted a number of ways in which local governments are leading the way 🧵:

Another great #ClimateArchives resource for journalists to bookmark... Love this clear presentation of what's on offer, too! @urbanoceanlab.bsky.social

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

In case you missed it: We published a permanent archive of key federal resources for climate-threatened coastal cities in case they're altered or deleted by the Trump administration. They're available on our Resource Hub.

Working waterfronts provide hundreds of thousands of jobs to dockworkers, fishers, farmers, and other workers around the country. Here's how the U.S. can protect and support these places: urbanoceanlab.org/resource/a-p...

Several pages about climate change on the White House and State Department websites have been removed since Jan 20, and more are at risk. The Trump admin has a track record of deleting this information: From 2016 to 2020, as much as 20% of the EPA's website became inaccessible to the public.

If this week has made one thing clear, it's that local climate action remains incredibly important. Amid worsening climate impacts and deteriorating support from the federal government, coastal communities need their local elected officials to deliver solutions that protect them. We're here to help.