Obama Issues New Executive Order on Flood Risk Management
On January 30, President Obama issued Executive Order 13690, “Establishing a Federal Flood Risk...
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Alberta Considers Giving More Room to the River
In response to the 2013 floods in Alberta, the Canadian provincial government along with municipalities, nongovernmental organizations, and others have identified, studied, and implemented various solutions for the Bow River...
Read MoreCNT Releases RainReady Nation Report
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), based in Chicago, released in January “A RainReady Nation,” a report offering a suite of cost-effective solutions to prevent urban flooding. Launched in the summer of 2014,...
Read MoreBrooklyn Borough Releases Stormwater Plan for Waterfront Greenway
The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway is a 22-km (14-mi) landscaped trail, begun by Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and to be implemented by New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). The trail will incorporate green...
Read MoreFEMA Releases Fact Sheets and Data Visualization Tool
In November 2014, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) formally issued new mapping standards for “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) and “Flood Protection Restoration” (Zone AR) determinations. The agency has since updated...
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