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    The Hill

    October 10, 2021

    White House to review floodplain building codes in response to petition

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    October 8, 2021

    ASFPM Member Testifies at Senate Hearing on Natural Disasters

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    At a Senate hearing last week, Jerry Hancock, executive director of the Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association spoke about five areas where disaster preparedness and mitigation can be improved.

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    October 5, 2021

    Call for Abstracts is Now Open for 2022 Conference

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    Here is your chance to be a presenter at the largest and most comprehensive floodplain management conference. Please review the guidelines and submit your abstract by Oct. 31.

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    October 4, 2021

    Application Period Now Open for FY 2021 Hazard Mitigation Grants

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    FEMA is now accepting applications for the FY 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs. The deadline is Jan. 28, 2022.

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    October 2, 2021

    New International Guidelines for Nature-Based Flood Risk Management Solutions

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    International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management provide practitioners with information for planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance.

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    USA Today

    September 29, 2021

    Climate change is ‘a freight train’ making some places too dangerous to live in, experts say

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    PBS Newshour

    September 28, 2021

    When the hospital emergency room is inundated with knee-deep water

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    PEW

    September 20, 2021

    New Interactive Map Shows Impacts of Federal Flood Insurance Rate Changes

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    The Fort Bent Star

    September 20, 2021

    Experts: Planning for future floods takes creative solutions

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    September 20, 2021

    New Interactive Maps Provide Visibility into Flood Insurance Premium Changes Coming with FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0

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    ASFPM, in collaboration with The Pew Charitable Trusts, today unveiled interactive maps that show where flood insurance rates are expected to decrease, increase, or remain the same — and by how much — under FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 pricing structure.

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