The American Planning Association (APA) and the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) are presenting the second Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar, “Climate Change and... Read More

Almost the entire city of Denver, Colorado was underwater in early June when the area was bombarded by a massive amount of rainfall. Officials announced... Read More

Severe flash flooding in the states of Texas and Oklahoma has taken the lives of at least 17 people, and has swept away hundreds of... Read More

Sea levels are rising at an alarming rate. According to a report in Nature Communications, sea levels on the northeast coast of the U.S. made... Read More

Just over one month ago, President Obama signed the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, making it law throughout the country. This new law will affect... Read More

Please click on image to view PDF document in a new window. In April of 2015, changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will... Read More

The new Executive Order (EO) 13690, enacted by President Obama earlier this year, is currently in the public comment phase. Comments from builders, floodplain managers,... Read More

This last year there has been frequent flooding in the major river basins across the US Midwest. The Mississippi River hovered at or above flood... Read More

On January 30, 2015, President Obama signed Executive Order 13690, a move that will have far-reaching effects on federal and local flood management, community building... Read More