Virginia Proposal Could End Critical Flood Preparedness Funding (PDF)
Virginia Proposal Could End Critical Disaster Funding
On March 31, 2023, The Pew Charitable Trusts submitted comments to Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality regarding Regulatory Action Revision A22, which would repeal regulations that underpin Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Pew’s letter urges Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration to reconsider the proposal and continue the commonwealth’s participation in RGGI or risk effectively defunding Virginia’s Community Flood Preparedness Fund. As of March 2023, Virginia’s participation in RGGI has yielded more than $265 million for the fund, of which over $156 million has been awarded for projects throughout the commonwealth.
Through comprehensive planning and dedicated funding for pre-disaster mitigation activities, coastal and inland states are taking action to manage the rising costs of flooding. A growing number of states are embracing innovative approaches to increase resiliency and safeguard communities such as investing in watershed-scale solutions, limiting risky development in flood-prone areas, and prioritizing the use of nature-based mitigation strategies.
Virginia has experienced more than 10 major floods in the past decade that have disrupted people’s daily lives, severely damaged homes and businesses, and cost tens of millions of dollars in recovery efforts.
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