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Should FEMA act as a national zoning board or use market incentives to reduce disaster risk?

Last week, a nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency generated fireworks when, during his confirmation hearing, he said … More

climate, climate change, FEMA, flood insurance, flooding, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, national flood insurance

A flood of red tape: why is it harder to buy out flood prone properties than to rebuild?

This year, the Mississippi River experienced its longest flood on record, with parts of the river exceeding flood levels for … More

climate change, flood insurance, flooding, free market environmentalism, incentives, libertarian environmentalism, national flood insurance, natural resources defense council, NRDC, Property Rights

A market to convert flooded neighborhoods to wetlands

This month, the Mississippi River has experienced a prolonged, historic flood. The images of the flood recall other recent floods, … More

flood insurance, flooding, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, national flood insurance, Property Rights

Trump’s infrastructure plan is an opportunity for states and environmentalists to use federalism to steer development in an environmentally friendly direction

Last month, the White House released a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that calls for $200 billion in federal infrastructure spending, … More

butterfly, environment, flood insurance, hurricane, infrastructure, innovation, pipelines, wetlands

Can insurance nudge people to more responsible environmental decisions?

With the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey and expectation that Hurricane Irma will soon bring similar images to our screens, … More

coral reef, flood insurance, hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, insurance, Mexica, national flood insurance, natural disaster, Nature Conservancy, PERC

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