Here's how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution

The electric grid failed, spurring calls for more energy independence through measures like rooftop solar. The project gives the city a way to adapt as a changing climate yields stronger hurricanes while also emitting fewer emissions that cause the planet to warm.

New Orleans' Deputy Chief Resilience Officer Greg Nichols called the federal funding historic, the city's largest ever investment in climate action. New Orleans is one of 82 cities and 45 states that applied for funds from a $4.3 billion grant program aimed at encouraging local action to help address human-driven climate change.

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