Tag: NFIP
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Trump Killed Obama’s Flood Protection Rule Two Weeks Ago
by Nicholas Pinter This post was originally published as an op-ed in Fortune. Whether or not you like President Donald Trump, the current administration has not been gifted with great timing. Just 10 days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the White House rescinded one of the most progressive flood-risk management tools on the books, an…
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California, Flood Risk, and the National Flood Insurance Program
by Nicholas Pinter, Rui Hui, and Kathy Schaefer Across the US and worldwide, flooding is the deadliest and most costly natural disaster. The US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is an imperfect framework for reducing flood losses, but currently the best we’ve got. NFIP is scheduled for Congressional reauthorization in 2017, and this debate promises…