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How Texas is 'building back better' from Hurricane Harvey

  • Written by Nicole Errett, Lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Washington
How Texas is 'building back better' from Hurricane HarveyHurricane Harvey flooded one-third of Houston and displaced more then 30,000 people in the region.Janelle Rios, CC BY-ND

For most Americans, the one-two punch of last fall’s hurricanes is ancient history. But hard-hit communities in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean are still rebuilding.

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