JD Supra

HUD Issues Rule with New Flood Risk Standards – Impacts New Construction and Substantial Improvements to Properties Financed and Insured by HUD, Including Single Family and ...

On April 2, 2024, HUD published a new rule in the Federal Register regarding the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The new rule updates the HUD regulations on Floodplain Management and ...

How loss of federal wetland protections could impact Mass.

In the eyes of the federal government, wetlands at Lawrence Swamp in Amherst may no longer be protected. The wetlands area is isolated, meaning it’s not connected to a regularly flowing source of ...
Grist

Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Tucked about a mile offshore from Lake Michigan, in northern Michigan’s Charlevoix ...
Post and Courier

Supreme Court stripped wetland protections, but this SC town won't let developers eat away more

BLUFFTON — Almost two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped federal safeguards from many of the nation’s wetlands, leaving some South Carolina bogs, ponds and swamps vulnerable to development. In ...
WBEZ

EPA seeks to strip protections for wetlands and streams, jeopardizing Illinois habitat

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to slash federal ...