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Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected

  • Written by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protectedHurricane Harvey inundated the Cottage Grove neighborhood of Houston in 2018.Scott Olson/Getty Images

When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they’re typically low-income areas. They may have poor drainage, or they lack protections such as seawalls.

New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward,...

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