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Good government, transportation, tax policy, financial sector regulation, birds.</div><div class="ui-caption postMetaInline js-testPostMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2017-08-30T17:03:15.405Z">Aug 30, 2017</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="4 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></header><div class="postArticle-content js-postField js-notesSource js-trackedPost"  data-post-id="d93737edb95c" data-source="post_page" data-collection-id="b00b0e93f717" data-tracking-context="postPage"><section name="6e1a" class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><h1 name="4aba" id="4aba" class="graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title"><strong class="markup--strong markup--h3-strong">Resources for Understanding Hurricane Harvey</strong></h1><p name="1223" id="1223" class="graf graf--p graf-after--h3">Hurricane Harvey has pummeled the coast of Texas and Louisiana and inundated parts of Houston with at least 50 inches of rain. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has labeled Hurricane Harvey <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/hurricane-harvey-texas.html?mcubz=0" data-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/hurricane-harvey-texas.html?mcubz=0" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“one of the largest disasters America has ever faced.”</a></p><figure name="6b5c" id="6b5c" class="graf graf--figure graf-after--p"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked" style="max-width: 700px; max-height: 467px;"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 66.8%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*alew4qBQ2x2GVMMQuCEGtw.jpeg" data-width="1200" data-height="801" data-action="zoom" data-action-value="1*alew4qBQ2x2GVMMQuCEGtw.jpeg" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*alew4qBQ2x2GVMMQuCEGtw.jpeg"></div><figcaption class="imageCaption">Texas National Guardsmen in Houston conducted rescues by boat in days following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall. Credit: Department of Defense.</figcaption></figure><p name="4dbd" id="4dbd" class="graf graf--p graf-after--figure">The hurricane and its aftermath touch on numerous issues that have been the focus of Frontier Group research over the years. The following is a list of Frontier Group resources that may be useful to the public, the media and policy-makers seeking to make sense of the disaster.</p><p name="1f35" id="1f35" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">Extreme Weather Events and Global Warming: </strong>Global warming is anticipated to increase the frequency and severity of certain extreme weather events. Our 2010 report with Environment America Research and Policy Center, <a href="http://www.frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/Extreme-Weather-vAME.pdf" data-href="http://www.frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/Extreme-Weather-vAME.pdf" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">Global Warming and Extreme Weather: The Science, The Forecast, and the Impacts on America</em></a><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">,</em> explored the linkage between global warming and extreme weather events such as hurricanes, and showed that extreme weather disasters are a regular occurrence across the United States. More recently, we partnered again with Environment America Research and Policy Center to produce an <a href="http://environmentamerica.org/page/ame/extreme-weather-map" data-href="http://environmentamerica.org/page/ame/extreme-weather-map" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">online map</a> showing weather-related disasters in the United States from 2010 to 2015 and telling the stories of the people and communities who have endured some of those weather events.</p><p name="01dd" id="01dd" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Contact(s):<br>- Tony Dutzik, 617–747–4331, <a href="mailto:tony@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:tony@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">tony@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @FrontierTony<br>- Alana Miller, 303–801–0572, <a href="mailto:alana@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:alana@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">alana@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @alana_miller13</p><p name="be84" id="be84" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">Extreme Precipitation and Global Warming:</strong> Among the expected consequences of global warming is an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme precipitation events, fueled by increased evaporation and the ability of a warmer atmosphere to hold more moisture. Our 2012 report with Environment America Research and Policy Center, <a href="http://www.frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/When%20It%20Rains,%20It%20Pours%20vUS.pdf" data-href="http://www.frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/When%20It%20Rains,%20It%20Pours%20vUS.pdf" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">When It Rains, It Pours</em></a><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">, </em>a follow-up to our 2007 report by the same name, documents the increases in both frequency and intensity of downpours across the United States over a 50-year period, and discusses what we can do to reduce the global warming that is driving these drastic changes in our weather patterns.</p><p name="29b0" id="29b0" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Contact(s):<br>- Travis Madsen, Environment America, 303–573–3871 x383, <a href="mailto:travis@environmentamerica.org" data-href="mailto:travis@environmentamerica.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">travis@environmentamerica.org</strong></a>, @Travis_Madsen<br>- Tony Dutzik, 617–747–4331, <a href="mailto:tony@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:tony@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">tony@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @FrontierTony</p><p name="4a9f" id="4a9f" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">Green Stormwater Infrastructure: </strong>Flooding has brought significant damage to Texas in recent years, exacerbated by continued development across the state and the growing threat of climate change. In our 2017 report with Environment Texas, <a href="http://www.frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/Frontier%20Group%20-%20Catching%20the%20Rain%20-%20Feb%202017.pdf" data-href="http://www.frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/Frontier%20Group%20-%20Catching%20the%20Rain%20-%20Feb%202017.pdf" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">Catching the Rain</em></a><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">,</em> we look at how green stormwater infrastructure can help mitigate flooding and protect water quality across the state (a Houston fact sheet can be found <a href="http://frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/Catching%20the%20Rain%20-%20Houston%20-%20factsheet.pdf" data-href="http://frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/Catching%20the%20Rain%20-%20Houston%20-%20factsheet.pdf" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>). While green stormwater infrastructure would not have prevented the extreme flooding caused by Harvey, it can play an important role in limiting the damage from future heavy precipitation events.</p><p name="98ca" id="98ca" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Contact(s):<br>- Luke Metzger, Environment Texas, 512–479–0388, <a href="mailto:luke@environmenttexas.org" data-href="mailto:luke@environmenttexas.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">luke@environmenttexas.org</strong></a>, @lukewmetzger<br>- Elizabeth Berg, 617–747–4312, <a href="mailto:eberg@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:eberg@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">eberg@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @ejberg7</p><p name="58c7" id="58c7" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">Special Districts and Land Use: </strong>Municipal Utility Districts, or MUDs, are a kind of special district sometimes used by private developers to fund new residential construction by selling tax-exempt bonds. Texas, and the Houston area in particular, have numerous MUDs, but as covered in <a href="https://theoverheadwire.com/2017/08/its-not-the-zoning-its-the-mud/" data-href="https://theoverheadwire.com/2017/08/its-not-the-zoning-its-the-mud/" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this piece</a> at <em class="markup--em markup--p-em">The Overhead Wire</em>, this can mean trouble when it comes to designing infrastructure that can stand up to extreme weather. In our 2017 edition of <a href="http://frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/Following%20the%20Money%20-%20Governing%20in%20the%20Shadows%20-%20April%202017.pdf" data-href="http://frontiergroup.org/sites/default/files/reports/Following%20the%20Money%20-%20Governing%20in%20the%20Shadows%20-%20April%202017.pdf" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">Following the Money</em></a><em class="markup--em markup--p-em"> </em>with our partner group U.S. PIRG Education Fund, we take a look at the fiscal transparency of special districts, including MUDs, and review their history and role in governance.</p><p name="8c67" id="8c67" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Contact(s):<br>- Michelle Surka, U.S. PIRG, 617–747–4386, <a href="mailto:msurka@pirg.org" data-href="mailto:msurka@pirg.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">msurka@pirg.org</strong></a>, @MichelleSurka<br>- Rachel Cross, 303–573–5995 x340, <a href="mailto:rachel@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:rachel@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">rachel@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @online_rachel</p><p name="1fa0" id="1fa0" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">Oil and Gas in the Path of a Hurricane: </strong>Oil and gas infrastructure is an accident waiting to happen during extreme weather events. Read Hye-Jin Kim’s <a href="http://frontiergroup.org/blogs/blog/fg/oil-gas-infrastructure-harveys-path-catastrophe-waiting-happen" data-href="http://frontiergroup.org/blogs/blog/fg/oil-gas-infrastructure-harveys-path-catastrophe-waiting-happen" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">blog post</a> on Harvey and Houston’s petroleum industry here.</p><p name="4bf6" id="4bf6" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Contact(s):<br>- Luke Metzger, Environment Texas, 512–479–0388, <a href="mailto:luke@environmenttexas.org" data-href="mailto:luke@environmenttexas.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">luke@environmenttexas.org</strong></a>, @lukewmetzger<br>- Elizabeth Ridlington, 707–546–1913, <a href="mailto:elizabeth@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:elizabeth@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">elizabeth@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @FrontierEliz</p><p name="bb9c" id="bb9c" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">Toxics:</strong> Proximity to major shipping channels has long made Houston a national leader in U.S. chemical production. Now, heavy flooding in the area has caused a number of these chemical plants to shut down, creating both a health and safety concern for residents. The 2010 report by our partner group U.S. PIRG Education Fund, <a href="http://www.uspirg.org/reports/usp/chemical-insecurity" data-href="http://www.uspirg.org/reports/usp/chemical-insecurity" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">Chemical Insecurity</em></a><em class="markup--em markup--p-em">, </em>looks at chemical manufacturing and storage plants that pose major risks to surrounding populations in the event of a disaster. As of this writing, four of the 14 chemical companies examined in the report have had to <a href="https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2017/08/29/10137932/us-petchems-declare-force-majeures-amid-restart-plans-harvey-floods/" data-href="https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2017/08/29/10137932/us-petchems-declare-force-majeures-amid-restart-plans-harvey-floods/" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">close production plants</a> along Texas’ eastern coast as a result of Harvey’s floodwaters.</p><p name="5724" id="5724" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Contact(s):<br>- Tony Dutzik, 617–747–4331, <a href="mailto:tony@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:tony@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">tony@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @FrontierTony <br>- Rachel Cross, 303–573–5995 x340, <a href="mailto:rachel@frontiergroup.org" data-href="mailto:rachel@frontiergroup.org" class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" target="_blank"><strong class="markup--strong markup--p-strong">rachel@frontiergroup.org</strong></a>, @online_rachel</p><p name="38bb" id="38bb" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p graf--trailing">We intend to update and augment this list as the public discussion of the impact of Harvey continues in the days and weeks ahead.</p></div></div></section></div><footer class="u-paddingTop10"><div class="container u-maxWidth740"><div class="row"><div class="col u-size12of12"></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col u-size12of12 js-postTags"><div class="u-paddingBottom10"><ul class="tags tags--postTags tags--borderless"><li><a class="link u-baseColor--link"   href="https://medium.com/tag/climate-change?source=post" data-action-source="post">Climate Change</a></li><li><a class="link u-baseColor--link"   href="https://medium.com/tag/hurricane-harvey?source=post" data-action-source="post">Hurricane 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