Trump just killed a rule meant to prevent towns from flooding repeatedly

Get the Full StoryThe change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities and taxpayers facing the same problems over and over again.

Earlier this year, elected officials from 18 towns and counties devastated by Hurricane Helene gathered outside the Madison County courthouse in Marshall, North Carolina. Standing in a street still stained with the mud left behind when the French River overran its banks, they called for swifter state and federal help in rebuilding their communities.

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