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FEMA eases major floodplain construction rules, Helene rebuilding plan impacts unclear

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FEMA is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as a Trump administration decision rolls some federal funding criteria back to pre-Obama standards.

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FEMA eases major floodplain construction rules, Helene rebuilding plan impacts unclear

FEMA is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as a Trump administration decision rolls some federal funding criteria back to pre-Obama standards.

2 days ago·Calhoun, United States

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Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. Earlier this year, elected officials from 18 towns and counties devastated by Hurricane Helene gathered outside the Madison County courthouse in Marshall, North Carolina. Standing in a street still stained with the mud left behind when the French River overran its banks, they called for swifter state and federal help…

4 days ago

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Moffitt pushes bill to ease rebuilding regs post-Helene - Hendersonville Lightning

State Sen. Tim Moffitt, who lives atop Bearwallow Mountain above the hard-hit Hickory Nut Gorge, says if state officials want to exempt the reconstruction of Helene-damaged buildings from flood-protection rules, they also need to pursue parallel changes to the National Flood Insurance Program.

2 days ago

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