On his first day in office, President Trump revoked Executive Order 14030, the Climate-Related Financial Risk order signed by President Biden May 20, 2021. President Biden’s EO 14030 reinstated EO 13630, which established the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). President Trump also revoked EO 13690 during his first term.
The FFRMS was developed because it is no longer safe or adequate to build for the flood risks of the past. More extreme rainfall and rising seas are exacerbating flood risk across the nation. Per the Fifth National Climate Assessment – the federal government’s definitive climate change report– climate change is and will continue to increase the frequency of water-related disasters across the nation.
As such, homes, schools, and critical infrastructure are increasingly damaged by flooding, which not only costs…
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