Biden Administration Takes First Step Toward Flood Resilience
President Joe Biden’s first week in office brought a dramatic return for clean water and common-sense flood protection.
February 5, 2021
President Biden took steps to make Americans more resilient to climate change and the increasing floods that many communities are facing by signing an executive order that directs federal agencies to considering reversing harmful environmental actions taken under the previous administration. In addition to restoring National Monuments like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante and revoking the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, this sweeping executive order reinstated the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard a key step toward improving protection and management of the nation’s floodplains.