Texas Criminal Trial Highlights Climate Liability For Factories In Floodplains
A criminal case in Houston alleges that employees at a chemical company should have prepared for the record flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.
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In Texas, Home Sellers Must Now Disclose More About The Risk Of Flooding
In many places there's no requirement to tell a home buyer if a house is at risk of flooding, even as climate change increases that risk. Some hope a new Texas law will be a national model.
Houston Got Hammered By Hurricane Harvey — And Its Buildings Are Partly To Blame
The city itself — skyscrapers, homes and factories — snagged the moist air of Hurricane Harvey and caused more rain to fall. Two new studies detail how humans are making hurricane flooding worse.
Climate Change Drives Bigger, Wetter Storms — Storms Like Florence
Hurricane Florence — large, slow and full of moisture — is threatening to inundate the Southeast. It's a type of storm that's getting more likely to form.
Industry Looks For Hurricane Lessons As Climate Changes
Hurricane Harvey was a wake-up call for petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast to rethink plans for major floods. Some companies are starting to prepare for storms that are larger and more severe.
Case Alleges Chemical Companies Should Prepare For Unprecedented Storms
Criminal charges against a chemical company that flooded during Hurricane Harvey are raising two big questions: When is pollution an accident? And when is it a crime?
Record Heat In The Gulf Fueled Hurricane Harvey's Deluge
New research shows how scorching temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico led to massive rainfall when the storm hit last year. The findings also suggest global warming will make the problem worse.
EPA Takes Toxic Site Flooded By Harvey Off Special Cleanup List
The EPA says the San Jacinto Waste Pits near Houston no longer needs Scott Pruitt's personal attention due to progress on a remediation plan. But the site is still years away from being cleaned up.
Texas Governor Announces A Half-Billion Dollars For Hurricane Harvey-Hit Areas
The latest federal recovery money is intended to pay for projects such as buying out flood-prone properties and building better drainage systems.
In Houston, Thousands Remain Displaced As Harvey Recovery Continues
Thousands of residents are still living in hotels and rental housing while they await insurance money to help them rebuild homes that were flooded in Hurricane Harvey this summer.