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Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: Flood Insurance

"The federal government has attempted to address flooding through an insurance program aimed at effectively providing relief to those whose property is damaged by flooding and at incentivizing sound risk management. However, the federal insurance program subsidizes flood insurance premiums, and, therefore, does not require property owners to internalize the…

Matt SienkiewiczJuly 1, 2015

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Comments on the CEQ’s Revised Draft Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews

These comments discuss the Council on Environmental Quality's proposed guidance on the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions and effects of climate change in NEPA reviews. The comments argue that agencies should be required to consider the effects of climate change on the environmental consequences of proposed actions.

Michael Gerrard and Jessica WentzMarch 24, 2015

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Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: Flood Insurance

Comments on the CEQ’s Revised Draft Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews

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