Norfolk, Virginia, restored 24,000 square feet of wetlands in Myrtle Park to help protect nearby homes from recurrent flooding and revitalize this recreational space for residents.
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Virginia has experienced more than 10 major floods in the past decade that have disrupted people’s daily lives, severely damaged homes and businesses, and cost tens of millions of dollars in recovery efforts. To bolster communities’ resilience to floods, Pew is working with state officials and leaders to promote investment in nature-based solutions, such as restoring wetlands and flood plains, and encouraging coordinated flood mitigation planning across agencies and jurisdictions.
Flooding in Virginia is becoming more common and costly, and a new poll has found that 84 percent of registered voters in the state—across party lines—favor a state-run fund to help owners of homes and businesses invest in measures to reduce flood risk in their communities.
Biomedical researchers are at the heart of nearly every medical advancement. From cutting-edge cancer treatments to breakthrough discoveries about emerging viruses, these scientists use creativity and ingenuity to explore new horizons in human health and medicine. And for nearly 40 years, The Pew Charitable Trusts has supported more than 1,000 early-career researchers committed to this work.
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