Bill of the Day: Investing in Flood Resilience and Preparedness
Virginia need a reliably resourced, coordinated, and comprehensive approach to flood preparedness and resilience.
Virginia need a reliably resourced, coordinated, and comprehensive approach to flood preparedness and resilience.
ReImagine Appalachia, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, and the National Wildlife Federation released their Flood Resilience in Appalachia Federal Policy Recommendations, detailing a four-pillar flood resilience policy roadmap for Appalachia.
Engineering With Nature recently released a report that explores recommendations for incorporating nature-based solutions (NBS) into risk models, insurance coverage policies, and resilience financing.
The Biden Administration recently released a resource guide, which includes input from several federal agencies, to serve as a resource for Tribes, states, territories, local governments, private land owners, and nongovernmental organizations to advance wetland and water resource protection.
Our Partners at EDF have developed a map exploring the potential loss of federal wetlands protections after the 2023 Supreme Court case, Sackett v EPA.
Virginia needs additional capacity to successfully leverage and distribute flood resilience funds to reduce flood risk throughout the state.
See conservation policy updates on Clear-Cutting Forests, Bad Energy Development, and Budget Conferees from week 6 of the General Assembly session.
The conservation community successfully passed water policy to increase flood resilience, conserve tree canopies, and reduce polluted runoff.
Virginians are on the frontline of climate change, facing devastating sea-level rise and increasing rainfall. It is critical for Virginia to pass strong flood resilience legislation.