Back in 2019, we wrote a post about the surprising connection between the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). That post concluded with the following...more
Most people would not associate flood insurance with the protection of endangered species. But over the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the target of multiple lawsuits alleging that the...more
Amidst much fanfare, on Friday President Trump released a Presidential Memoranda (much like an Executive Order, yet different?) directing Federal agencies to work together to reduce regulatory burdens on Western water...more
10/22/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Bureau of Reclamation ,
Department of the Interior ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Fishing Industry ,
Flood Control ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
NOAA ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water ,
Water Supplies
When it comes to how our communities address flood risk and protect populations and economies from flooding, no one government agency is in charge. Instead, there are multiple agencies at the federal, state, and local levels,...more
12/12/2017
/ Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
FEMA ,
Flood Management ,
Flood Maps ,
Flooding ,
Insurance Rates ,
National Flood Insurance Program ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water Resources Development Act