Friday, March 14, 2014

Senate Vote to Roll Back Flood Insurance Reform Increases Climate Risk, Taxpayer Burdens

Flooding on 3rd Ave in Atlantic City. Storm damage in Cape May County. Thursday March 7, 2013. (Credit: Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City) Click to enlarge.
The Senate late yesterday passed a bill by a 72-22 vote that would roll back flood insurance reforms, leaving taxpayers on the hook for increased costs from sea-level rise, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

 Senate Vote to Roll Back Flood Insurance Reform Increases Climate Risk, Taxpayer Burdens
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