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Joint statement of ASFPM and the American Planning Association on proposed changes to Federal NEPA regulations
The Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of regulations for federal environmental reviews poses a significant and needless threat to efforts to make the nation’s communities safer and more resilient. By eliminating the consideration of the cumulative impact of projects on climate change, these rules would make projects more expensive to taxpayers while making people and property more vulnerable.
October News & Views Online
Click here for the October issue of News & Views! Inside This Issue: National Flood Barrier Testing and Certification Program Rolls Out From the Chair Director’s Desk – NFIP Reform – Insurance Rates and the Affordability Issue Policy Matters! – Communicating Hurricane Risk More Effectively – Another Approach Hurricane Sandy – Messaging ASFPM is Moving…
