| More than 250 elected officials from all 50 states have united together to call on the federal government to make sure that our country's infrastructure can withstand flooding. | View online | |
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| Dear JoAnn,
Today, more than 250 governors, state representatives, and mayors from all 50 states, representing more than 45 million Americans, united together to call on the federal government to make sure that our country's infrastructure can withstand flooding—which in turn would limit damage, reduce the need to rebuild after floods, and save your taxpayer dollars.
This bipartisan group of elected officials from coastal communities, including Galveston, Texas, and Charleston, S.C., and inland ones from Milwaukee, Wis., to Oklahoma City, Okla., signed the Flood-Ready Infrastructure Statement of Principles in support of federal investments that increase durability requirements of the built environment, enhance the use of nature-based solutions, and reduce unsustainable development in high-risk areas.
From the recent flooding in the Midwest and the March Nor'easter along the mid-Atlantic coast, to the 2017 hurricanes and last winter's record deluges in California, major floods have become all too common across the U.S. That's why it's so important that hundreds of elected officials from across the country are stepping up to minimize future flood damage and end the costly cycle of rebuilding after disasters.
To find a full list of officials that have signed on, and for more information on the #FloodReady Statement of Principles, visit www.pewtrusts.org/floodreadyprinciples.
Sincerely, | | Laura Lightbody
Project Director
The Pew Charitable Trusts |  | | |
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