Urban Ocean Lab

Cultivating rigorous, creative, equitable, and practical climate and ocean policy for the future of coastal cities.

Founded by @ayanaeliza @jeanflemma @quise7

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Coastal cities across the country are relying on outdated or inconsistent data for climate planning. Our new resource hub hosts HUNDREDS of vetted materials that can help coastal cities adapt to climate change through informed policymaking. Check it out: https://t.co/fF1LGX5den

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Despite a series of executive orders aimed at sabotaging climate progress, coastal cities can take meaningful climate action—and are. In her new piece for Rolling Stone, our co-founder @ayanaeliza highlights how local governments are leading the way: https://t.co/AuwMfMtAaR

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Alexandra Carter, our Policy Director, had this to say:

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Yesterday, we celebrated President Biden's announcement barring new offshore oil and gas development along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Northern Bering Sea. https://t.co/uBIOh6v6ZI

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We're hiring a Data & Design Fellow! If you have experience conducting data analyses 🔢, creating visualizations 📊, and designing communication assets 📖, we’d love for you to apply. More here: https://t.co/A93fk1uoCW

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In 2025, we’re doubling down (literally) by increasing our full-time staff from 3 to 6, to better help cities meet the urgency of this moment.

Thank you for being in this work with us,
Ayana, Jean, and Marquise
Co-founders of Urban Ocean Lab

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🗓️As 2024 comes to a close, one thing is clear: Local climate action has never been more important.

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🔗Coalesced a large collaborative project on climate-driven relocation—more on that upon launch in the new year…

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We're hiring a Data & Design Fellow! If you have experience conducting data analyses 🔢, creating visualizations 📊, and designing communication assets 📖, we’d love for you to apply. More here: https://t.co/853Fjl8Ix3

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Our new memo shows how cities, states, and the federal government can advance policies and funding opportunities to preserve and revitalize these places. https://t.co/LEZ60vWPww

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🌊Our latest: How the U.S. can protect and support working waterfronts—essential hubs for jobs, culture, and coastal economies. Explore our latest insights: https://t.co/LEZ60vWPww

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The U.S. can’t afford to lose working waterfronts—the marine economy contributed more than $476 billion to the national GDP in 2022.