August 20, 2026

The MuniSUSTAINABILITY Reader is a bi-weekly compendium of articles covering a broad range of industry topics, all filtered through a Sustainability lens, as applicable to US Public Finance and the municipal bond market. We hope you find it useful and informative and look forward to your comments & feedback (Research@DPCData.com).

Physical Risk

Hurricane Lala Destroys Homes, Downs Power in Hawaii (August 17, 2026)

Massachusetts Becomes Second State to Appoint Heat Officer (August 14, 2026)

Missouri Flood and Drought App Builds Disaster Preparedness (August 14, 2026)

AI to drive catastrophe bond expansion, including into data centre risks (August 11, 2026)

TSR lowers hurricane season forecast as sub-tropical Atlantic looking less favourable (August 7, 2026)

Spokane, Washington wildfires could become a billion-dollar insured loss event (August 6, 2026)

Cybersecurity

Mitchell, S.D., ‘Fully Operational’ After Cyber Attack (August 13, 2026)

Gunra ransomware targets hospitals: CISA, FBI issue new warning (August 12, 2026)

Suisun City, Calif., Closure Continues After Cyber Attack (August 12, 2026)

Cybersecurity Coalition Asks Feds to Boost Water Sector Defense (August 7, 2026)

Georgia Water Utilities Are Reported Cyber Attack Targets (August 6, 2026)

AI & Other Governance

AI Cyber Defense Program Aims to Boost California Security (August 10, 2026)

Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says (August 4, 2026)

The First Step to Governing AI? Finding It. (August 3, 2026)

Selected Paywall-Protected Articles Available Through DPC's MuniGUARD News Service

Data breached in May Chelan County malware attack

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