Private Sector Climate Adaptation Measures for Households, Schools, and Businesses
Author
Taalin RaoShah
Linda Breggin
Date Released
February 2025
ELI Private Sector Climate Adaptation Measures for Households, Schools, and Businesses

Climate adaptation involves preparing for the impacts of climate change, which are projected to become more frequent and intense. Implementing adaptation measures can help build climate resilience—the ability to endure these worsening effects, such as flooding, extreme heat, and other climate hazards. State and local governments around the country are working to develop and implement climate adaptation and resilience plans.

Model Executive Order on Municipal Leadership on Food Waste Reduction: With and Without Commentaries
Author
Linda Breggin
Darby Hoover
Jessica Sugarman
Date Released
June 2023
document with the title "model executive order on municipal leadership on food waste reduction"

Given the large amount of food that some municipalities procure and the many people that they employ, the impact of food waste reduction measures in municipal operations can be substantial and far-reaching. For example, New York City purchases $500 million worth of food each year and employs around 325,000 people across dozens of agencies.

ELI Announces Partnership to Advance Government-to-Government Consultation in State and Local Decisionmaking
April 2023
(Washington, D.C.): The Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO), and Dr. Jamie Donatuto, community environmental health analyst for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, today announced their partnership with two California Native American Tribes—the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, and the Pechanga Band of Indians—in a groundbreaking project to advance tribal sovereignty and cultural resource protection in state and local environmental decisionmaking.