A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of ...

A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change, published by Oxford University Press, uncovers evidence suggesting that, contrary to expectations, most U.S. cities are not doing too badly in avoiding ...

The perception that the U.S. has not been able to curb development in flood-prone areas is mostly inaccurate, according to new research from climate adaptation experts. A national survey of floodplain ...

As stronger storms and repeated flooding affect more families across Greater Houston, experts said reducing long-term damage will require more than building higher. When Hurricane Harvey inundated ...

As we enter what we hope will be a bountiful new year, 2025 may prove to be the annus horribilis for floodplain development in Oregon. Due to recent litigation concerning FEMA’s National Flood ...

Ryan Reagan of Benbrook doesn't necessarily consider himself an environmental crusader. He understands progress and understands why his city, a growing suburb on the western edge of Fort Worth, would ...

In April, about 200 neighbors packed a fieldhouse in Spring, a suburb north of Houston, to protest a proposed development in their flood-prone community. Ryko Development, a Houston-based firm, wanted ...

If the site, called The Vantage, is approved by the Columbia City Council, it would add 240 units to Columbia south of the Richland Road and Rolling Hills Road intersection. Amid Columbia’s housing ...