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• FRISCO, Texas, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilks Development and Frisco Economic Development Corporation (Frisco EDC) signed a development agreement that launches Phase One of construction and development for Firefly Park .
• The project is a 242-acre mixed-use, master-planned development including 159 acres owned by Wilks Development and 59 acres owned by Frisco EDC.
• "Firefly Park is part of the 'PGA halo effect' accelerating development in north Frisco," said Frisco EDC President Jason Ford.
• "It's no secret why Frisco has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S.," said President Kyle Wilks, Wilks Development.

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• These cracks soon became a landslide affecting several homes overlooking the Gill, ultimately swallowing tonnes of land and trees and leaving chunks of our properties at the bottom of the valley.
• The local council has forced my family out of our home, which is now teetering on the edge of a cliff.

• This is worrying, as events like these will become more and more common in the years to come.
• Although Hastings is a coastal town, our property is inland, so this could happen to anyone, anywhere.

No one wants to take responsibility

• This response – or lack thereof – reveals a troubling incentive structure, where the fear of assuming liability results in inaction.
• Our attempts to be rehoused or to have the landslide damage addressed were met with challenges at every turn.

Previously rare events aren’t factored in

• The landslide reveals current climate governance frameworks are inadequate, since they simply don’t consider previously rare events like these.
• This means landslide victims have to do it themselves, at enormous personal cost, and often without any prior technical or policy experience.

A call for systemic change

• In an ideal world, this issue would be dealt with by local authorities or utility companies.
• So we need policies that empower (or force) local authorities and utility companies to act without fear of legal liability.
• As the climate changes, catastrophes like this one can happen to anyone, no matter how secure we may feel.

Ralitsa Hiteva is a member of the Green Party.

• CHARLESTON, S.C., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Jeannelle Perkins-Muhammad, international speaker and author, will illuminate the TEDxCharleston 2024 stage on April 17 at the Charleston Music Hall from 12:30 - 5PM.
• The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices, performers and TED Talks videos under the theme "Uncharted."
• Dr. Jeannelle will speak on how racism negatively impacts the emotional and mental health of Black couples.
• For more information about TEDxCharleston and to buy tickets, please visit https://tedxcharleston.org/ or contact the Charleston Music Hall box office at 843-853-2252.