Column: Virginia misses resilience funds as coastal flooding mounts

Column: Virginia misses resilience funds as coastal flooding mounts

Along with my neighbors on the Eastern Shore and other residents of coastal Virginia, I held my breath as Hurricane Erin tracked just out to sea. We were fortunate the impact was limited to some higher than normal tides but we know that hasn’t always been the case and won’t always be in the future. Flooding is the most common and costly disaster in our country and our commonwealth. Since 2000, U.S. presidents have declared 31 major disasters in …