NPR Exclusive: FEMA pulls back on work to help homes survive hurricanes and floods

FEMA has helped develop building codes for decades, including standards that reduce the risk that houses will flood in storms and hurricanes. That work is being pulled back under the Trump Administration.

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

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