Climate Changed
Climate Advocates Cheer Trump Policy Shift on Flood Insurance
- Premiums to be based on full flood risk starting in late 2020
- Change expected to raise costs for the most deluge-prone homes
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Climate advocates say an overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program being unveiled by the Trump administration will spur communities around the country to better plan for extreme weather, but could drive up costs for some homeowners.
The changes being announced Monday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency represent one of the most significant reforms in the history of the National Flood Insurance Program. It will tie premiums to the actual flood risk facing individual homes nationwide starting in October 2020. The current system sets prices based largely on whether a home is inside or outside of the 100-year flood plain.