Resiliency News

  1. RedVeil Extends AI-Powered Penetration Testing Relief Package To Municipal Infrastructure Organizations 9/3/2026

    Following recent cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems across the United States, RedVeil, the leading AI-driven penetration testing platform, today announced an initiative to help municipalities and critical infrastructure providers fortify their defenses.

  2. EPA Announces $11.75 Million To Help Protect Drinking Water From Cyberattacks And Extreme Weather Events 8/31/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11.75 million in grant funding for midsize and large drinking water systems to help protect them from cybersecurity threats and improve resiliency against extreme weather events. This funding, through the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant program, will support ten projects and affirms EPA’s commitment to ensuring all Americans have access to clean and safe drinking water.

  3. Building The Future Of NYC's Water System: Environmental Tech Lab Releases Proof Of Concept Results Aimed At Operations Optimization And Emergency Response 8/25/2026

    Today, the Environmental Tech Lab (ETL)—a public-private collaboration between the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Partnership Fund for New York City—published a report detailing results from its third annual proof-of-concept program, which leverages innovation from the global tech sector to help DEP meet its most pressing challenges with new tools and approaches.

  4. InPipe Energy And BluePath Finance Announce Strategic Collaboration To Accelerate Water And Industrial Energy Resilience Nationwide 8/25/2026

    InPipe Energy Inc., a U.S.-based renewable energy and smart water infrastructure company, and BluePath Finance, Inc., a leading financier of sustainable infrastructure, today announced a strategic collaboration designed to help address the capital barrier that has historically slowed clean energy adoption across America’s water systems.

  5. Heightened Water Resilience Challenge Demands Turning Data Into Earlier Action – Says Kohtari 8/25/2026

    In the midst of an ongoing drought and heatwave in the United Kingdom, with the DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) calling for a more proactive approach to drinking water risk, Kohtari has stressed the importance of combining trusted predictions with operational experience, transparent governance and human judgement.

  6. Droughts And Floods Attract Little Media Attention 8/14/2026

    Three factors—spectacular images, a high death toll and strong personal ties—make it more likely that the media in one country will report on a natural disaster in another, according to a study by the University of Bonn, the University of Warwick and Imperial College London, which has now been published in the journal “Nature Human Behaviour.”

  7. Can 'Digital Twins' Help California Manage Its Growing Flood Risk? 8/13/2026

    UC Berkeley researchers are creating virtual simulations of the Lower Pajaro River Valley to better integrate ecology, climate change and social equity into flood management.

  8. ASTM Committee Seeks Participation In Development Of Brownfield Flood Vulnerability Standard 8/12/2026

    ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management, and corrective action committee (E50) is developing a new standard that will be used to screen Brownfield properties with potential contamination for flood vulnerability.

  9. Water Utilities Seek Resources To Combat Growing Cyberattack Threat 8/10/2026

    In the last week of July, more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota were targeted and, since July 27, utilities in at least a dozen states have reported the incidents to the FBI. 

  10. Sens. Schiff, Klobuchar Release Comprehensive Cybersecurity Bill In Wake Of Recent Cyberattacks On Water Infrastructure 8/10/2026

    U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are unveiling legislation today to meet the increased need for cybersecurity improvements in America’s water infrastructure in the wake of recent cyberattacks penetrating utilities and historic inability for coordinated federal response.