Pew Expresses Support for Flood-Ready Provisions in Infrastructure Bill
Letter outlines how pre-disaster mitigation, transportation resilience, and nature-based solutions can help address climate impacts
The Pew Charitable Trusts sent a letter Sept. 8, 2021, to U.S. House of Representatives leadership in support of the flood-readiness elements in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed the Senate on Aug. 10. The letter explains how the legislation’s proposed funding boost for pre-disaster mitigation, creation of a transportation resiliency program, and embrace of nature-based solutions to reduce risk can better prepare the nation’s infrastructure and communities for the growing threat of flooding and other disasters.
![Buildings and city streets are still under floodwater as the sun sets on May 4, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Buildings and city streets are still under floodwater as the sun sets on May 4, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.](/-/media/post-launch-images/2021/09/gettyimages98850493jpgmaster/16x9_m.jpg?la=en&h=346&w=615&hash=37FE147CE53C8FDB3CD3084AD4A452CB)
![Buildings and city streets are still under floodwater as the sun sets on May 4, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Buildings and city streets are still under floodwater as the sun sets on May 4, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.](/-/media/post-launch-images/2021/09/gettyimages98850493jpgmaster/1x1_s.jpg?la=en&h=615&w=615&hash=7023746272375D9525C677C957BF626C)
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August 17, 2021