JD Supra

HUD Issues Rule with New Flood Risk Standards – Impacts New Construction and Substantial Improvements to Properties Financed and Insured by HUD, Including Single Family and ...

On April 2, 2024, HUD published a new rule in the Federal Register regarding the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The new rule updates the HUD regulations on Floodplain Management and ...
Grist

Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Tucked about a mile offshore from Lake Michigan, in northern Michigan’s Charlevoix ...
Phys.org

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate—how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

Wetlands aren't the most eye-catching ecosystems. They include swamps, bogs, fens and other places where soil is covered by water most of the time. But they perform a huge range of valuable services, ...
WBEZ

EPA seeks to strip protections for wetlands and streams, jeopardizing Illinois habitat

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to slash federal ...
WHYY

Three decades in the making, Delaware lawmakers pass measure to protect state’s wetlands

The legislation will create a tiered permitting system for development based on how critical a nontidal wetland is.