In Resilient State of America Lynne Taylor joins Tim Brown to examine what the program describes as a growing government driven resilience agenda in the United States. The discussion looks at programs and research involving the National Academies federal agencies universities climate resilience initiatives and community planning. The article links directly to National Academies materials including a resilience working group initiative and resilience playbook.
The episode also examines how resilience is measured at the community level including data tracking and research conducted through university resilience programs. It points readers toward projects at the University of South Carolina University of Florida and Carnegie Mellon University as well as the federal US Climate Resilience Toolkit. The hosts question what increased coordination measurement and planning could mean for individual communities and government influence over American society.
What does resilience really mean for your community
Research the programs discussed in this episode and find out whether resilience initiatives are already being implemented in your state city or county Ask who is funding them what information is being collected and how local residents are involved in the decisions
Share this episode with your family friends and community leaders and encourage others to examine the source documents for themselves Stay informed ask questions and make your voice heard when policies affecting your community are being considered
1) From the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM): https://www.nationalacademies.org/units/PGA-PGA%20EO-13-01
(This is a ‘working group’ for the agenda initiative) https://www.nationalacademies.org/units/PGA-GLOBAL-22-P-464
2) The initiative centers on building the nation up for ‘natural resilience’ (this is an extension of
last week’s topic/show): https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/PGA-COSEPUP-09-01
3) The Resilience ‘playbook’: https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/18411/chapter/1#vii
4) The Vimeo of the July 2026 meeting (#25): https://www.nationalacademies.org/units/PGA-PGA%20EO-13-01/event/47052
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So, how did we get to this kind of state? This short video (from Facebook) may help us understand from a fictional point of view using the Harry Potter series: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ej54iv6Gh/
What does Scripture say about being lulled into a state of compliance? https://www.openbible.info/topics/disobey_government
5) Univ. of SC’s Resilience Center: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/centers_and_institutes/hvri/index.php/sovi%C2%AE-0
5a) The list of projects involved (present and past: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/centers_and_institutes/hvri/research/index.php )
5b) How communities are ‘measured’ (aka: data tracking) https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/centers_and_institutes/hvri/research/dr_measuring_resilience/index.php
5c) Univ. of SC’s UN tie: https://www.facebook.com/uofscgenun/
6) Univ. of FL’s ties to the federal government in the name of STEM for ‘national security’:
https://news.ufl.edu/2024/05/fins-enters-education-agreement-with-nsf/
6a) The ‘resilient cities’ of Univ. of FL: https://dcp.ufl.edu/frc/
6b) FIBER in FL communities to help educate: https://dcp.ufl.edu/fiber/florida-institute-for-built-environment-resilience/teaching/
7) Carnegie Mellon University’s resilience efforts: https://engineering.cmu.edu/cerca/
7a) The 2025 Impact report document (see pages 22-23): https://issuu.com/cmuengineering/docs/cerca-impact-report-2025
7b) “Socially just” energy: https://engineering.cmu.edu/cerca/research/grid.html
8) Your free ‘climate resilience toolkit’ from the federal government: https://toolkit.climate.gov/
8b) the steps to being a resilient citizen: https://toolkit.climate.gov/overview-steps
9) From the UN: how the US stacks up on funding resilience: https://www.preventionweb.net/news/usa-despite-federal-backsliding-us-states-and-municipalities-are-still-planning-climate
10) As best as I can tell, the NOAA funds the climate resilience toolkit for the US: https://toolkit.climate.gov/funding-opportunity
11) The current administration’s EPA and climate resilience hit a snag: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/epa-cannot-block-billions-climate-grants-us-appeals-court-rules-2026-08-04/
AND
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/climate/epa-climate-grants-appeals-court.html
WITH
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12863632/
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