Climate Change

DHS Announces Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge Finalists in Celebration of Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day, DHS announced the finalists in the Cooling Solutions Challenge prize competition.

S&T Lab Celebrates a Healthy, Thriving Ecosystem in NYC’s Backyard

The Plum Island Animal Disease Center recently received word that studies of the nearshore waters and seafloor surrounding the lab have found a thriving ecosystem and pristine waters.

Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2023. The President’s Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and delivers the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address—to build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families, and grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out. The President's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is $97.3 billion, an increase of $6.5 billion from the Fiscal Year 2022 President’s Budget. 

Turning Science and Research into Action

U.S. Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development Launch Joint Effort With Puerto Rico to Modernize Energy Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) joined the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to launch a new effort to accelerate work to strengthen the island’s grid resilience and advance new initiatives to enhance Puerto Rico’s energy future. 

Department of Homeland Security Announces Climate Change Professionals Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a new Climate Change Professionals Program to recruit recent graduates and current federal employees to support the Department’s growing focus on adapting to climate change and improving resilience.  The program is one of many new activities under the umbrella of the DHS Climate Change Action Group, established in 2021 by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. 

Feature Article: Building Community Climate Resilience with Compound-Flood Modeling Tools

S&T is working to help communities plan for and respond to the effects of climate change.

News Release: DHS Announces Deadline Extension for Prize Competition

DHS announced the deadline for submissions for the DHS Cooling Solutions Challenge has been extended to February 24, 2022.

S&T Insights Outreach November 9 Presentation Brief

Learn how DHS S&T and our Component partners are incorporating innovative climate adaptation solutions into national preparedness efforts and addressing key vulnerabilities to mitigate the effects of climate change and bolster our national resilience. 

FFRDC Sponsor Summit Signals Excellence Through Partnership

Event explored how critical partnerships drive homeland security mission excellence.