New Trump Administration Flood Standards Mirror Obama-Era Rules


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Six months after President Trump revoked an Obama-era rule mandating that federally funded projects account for future sea level rise and flooding, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced that recipients of $7.4 billion in disaster recovery grants must do just that — seemingly representing a reversal of the administration’s stance on climate preparedness…

Read Full Article; Yale E360 (02-08-2018)

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