The federal government has spliced a formal recognition of climate change into national building policies. The milestone rule, announced July 10 by the Biden Administration’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, requires that new construction projects supported by federal emergency funding be built to withstand extreme floods, including high waters resulting from the anticipated rise in sea level. The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard will take effect September 9 and finishes an initiative kicked off by President Barack Obama, with Joe Biden then as Vice-President, almost a decade ago.
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