Trump Rescinds Obama Executive Order to Improve Flood Management Days Before Hurricane Harvey

Just 10 days before Hurricane Harvey hit the coast of Texas threatening the state with massive flooding, the White House revoked Executive Order 13690, which increased standards for federal flood risk management.

In January 2015, President Obama issued an executive order requiring all federal investments involving floodplains to meet higher flood risk management standards.

One of the only consistencies of this administration is undoing anything Obama tried to accomplish, regardless of ideological consistency or efficacy of the action. This action is particularly jarring as it comes just days before massive floods were being predicted in Texas.

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Date: 
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Tags: 
Executive Order
Climate Change
Environment
Regulations