What do you get when you eliminate #environmental protections and regional planning to expedite a gold rush of #urban #sprawl? I’ll give you a hint - it’s not #affordablehousing! 😩
What do you get when you eliminate #environmental protections and regional planning to expedite a gold rush of #urban #sprawl? I’ll give you a hint - it’s not #affordablehousing! 😩
Is this a “toot” thread? Let’s try it!
Answer 1) you get more flooding. You get higher #insurance $$$ and greater ⚠️risk ⚠️ to the public. There is a strong reason we don’t build on #floodplains. #EnvironmentalAssessments help keep wetlands where they belong and where they serve us all purifying #water, storing #carbon and mitigating #floods.