A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of ...

A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change, published by Oxford University Press, uncovers evidence suggesting that, contrary to expectations, most U.S. cities are not doing too badly in avoiding ...

As we enter what we hope will be a bountiful new year, 2025 may prove to be the annus horribilis for floodplain development in Oregon. Due to recent litigation concerning FEMA’s National Flood ...

Ryan Reagan of Benbrook doesn't necessarily consider himself an environmental crusader. He understands progress and understands why his city, a growing suburb on the western edge of Fort Worth, would ...

In April, about 200 neighbors packed a fieldhouse in Spring, a suburb north of Houston, to protest a proposed development in their flood-prone community. Ryko Development, a Houston-based firm, wanted ...