ASFPM is testifying today at 1:30 Eastern at the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis. ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis will testify on behalf of ASFPM. The focus of the hearing is: “Creating a Climate Resilient America: Reducing Risks and Costs.” Link to hearing . Link to written testimony . [pdf] …
On January 27th, the Senate passed a bill, S. 2039, to allow construction of levees on land purchased with federal dollars and then deed restricted as open space. The bill has now been referred to your committee for consideration. The Association of State Floodplain Managers would like to explain our great concern about this legislation…
NOAA predicts mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather for spring Based on the above normal amount of water in the current snowpack and seasonal forecasts of continued above normal precipitation, a potential for exceeding moderate and major river flood levels exists for the Red River of the North, which forms the state line…
Haley Briel and Dave Fowler from ASFPM attended the “Strengthening Coastal Counties Resilience Workshop” Oct. 15-17, at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, just outside of Mobile, Alabama. The workshop was hosted by the National Association of Counties with assistance from ASFPM, Coastal States Organizations and NOAA. The goal was to kick off the…
