The First National Flood Risk Assessment
The First Street Foundation Flood Model represents the culmination of decades of research and development made possible by building upon existing knowledge and frameworks regularly...
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in North Dakota
Between 2017 and 2019, North Dakota experienced one severe flood and one intense drought. The damages of these events led to losses of at least...
Preparing for Climate Change in North Dakota
The Georgetown Climate Center’s State Adaptation Progress Tracker, which tracks the progress of states in implementing their adaptation plans, is supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
Profile Analysis
North Dakota has substantial fossil fuel and renewable energy resources.1,2,3 The state is the second-largest crude oil producer in the nation, after Texas, and has...
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Litigation on the Dakota Access Pipeline
After carefully analyzing the seriousness of the government’s legal violations, and the potential impacts on the Tribe and third parties, today’s decision concluded that shutting...
State-by-State: Climate Change in North Dakota
North Dakota’s climate is already changing. In the past century, most of the state has warmed by 2°F. Rainstorms are becoming more intense, and annual rainfall is increasing....
North Dakota’s agriculture industry is vulnerable to climate change
North Dakota’s climate is already changing. In the past century, most of the state has warmed by 2°F. Rainstorms are becoming more intense, and annual...
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota’s combination of environmental treasures, challenges and opportunities make the state a key part of ELPC’s advocacy to achieve environmental progress and economic development...