Application Quote by Bill Dedman

State ownership of flood control efforts will not completely eliminate the problem but can substantially reduce it.

— George P. Bush

NBC News found that FEMA has redrawn maps even for properties that have repeatedly filed claims for flood losses from previous storms. At least…

— Bill Dedman

In more than 500 instances, from the Gulf of Alaska to Bar Harbor, Maine, FEMA has remapped waterfront properties from the highest-risk flood zone,…

— Bill Dedman

Through our deregulatory actions, the Trump Administration has proven that burdensome federal regulations are not necessary to drive environmental progress.

— Andrew R. Wheeler

The Clean Water Act wasn't designed to allow states to drag out decisions for years or use their Section 401 authority to veto projects…

— Andrew R. Wheeler

In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical…

— Ron Kind

Climate change is not an excuse to give the federal government ever more power over private property and state resources.

— Luther Strange

It is difficult to conduct flood mitigation at the federal level because of the bureaucracy and inconsistent funding. Texans are better able to lead…

— George P. Bush

I don't believe it is in the state's interest to industrialize our ridge lines.

— Anonymous

The bottom line is that weather events not only threaten private property and family budgets, but they also can decimate public resources and government…

— Matt Cartwright

Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services.

— Paul Hawken

“When I asked the mayor if flood insurance rates had gone up after Sandy, he said, “Not really.” This is how disaster relief works…

— Jeff Goodell