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Hurricane Harvey Should Make Him Reconsider </h1></div><div class="fE"><div class="jX fF"><noscript><img src="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70" srcset="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=375&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70 375w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=375&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2 750w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70 740w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2 1480w" sizes="(min-width:768px) 740px, 375px" alt/></noscript><img src="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=740&amp;h=444&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70" srcSet="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=375&amp;h=225&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70 375w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=375&amp;h=225&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70&amp;dpr=2 750w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=740&amp;h=444&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70 740w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/28/42eba347-8231-47b2-ab12-32cd63178484-getty-840248956.jpg?w=740&amp;h=444&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70&amp;dpr=2 1480w" sizes="(min-width:768px) 740px, 375px" alt /></div><cite class="nn fG"><a href target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Raedle/Getty Images News/Getty Images</a></cite></div></div><div class="fH"><div class="fL"><div class="fM"><span class="fO">By</span><a href="/profile/cate-carrejo-1910867" class="fP" rel="author">Cate Carrejo</a></div><time dateTime="2017-08-29T02:51:34.679Z" class="fN">Aug 29 2017</time></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fp%2Fwhy-did-trump-kill-flood-safety-plans-for-infrastructure-hurricane-harvey-should-make-him-reconsider-79622%3Futm_term%3Dshare" title="Share" class="fK no" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="np"></i>Share</a></div><div class="fI"><div class="hp fJ"><p>Just before devastating flooding engulfed the city of Houston and much of the Texas Gulf Coast, the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-rolled-back-flood-protections_us_59a42d78e4b05710aa5dbeb0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump administration rolled back flood protections</a> as part of its effort to reduce federal regulations. Barack Obama approved a measure in 2015 to ensure that federal, state, and local agencies consider climate change as a factor when constructing publicly funded infrastructure. </p><p>Trump signed the order two weeks ago, but it didn't get much attention at the time for multiple reasons. People don't typically give much notice to wonky federal regulations, and the announcement of the rule reversal was swallowed up by Trump's other announcement at the press conference on the day of the signing: that <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/trump-charlottesville-delay/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"many sides" were to blame</a> for the violence at the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Â </p><p>Trump defended the move by calling national infrastructure a "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/08/15/trump-to-reverse-obama-era-order-aimed-at-planning-for-climate-change/?utm_term=.ddd568660541" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">massive self-inflicted wound on our country</a>," and that fewer regulations will streamline the permitting process required for new construction. However, critics claim that the new rule will lead to lesser quality structures that are more likely to be destroyed in the event of natural disaster. </p><p>âThereâs obviously legitimate things to be done to speed up infrastructure, but saying that weâre not going to pay attention to flood risks is not the way to do it,â Eli Lehrer, president of the libertarian think tank R Street Institute, told The Huffington Post. âAnd while itâs possible more infrastructure will be built... it is also quite likely that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-executive-order-flooding_us_599323d4e4b04b193360926b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a lot of what is built will be destroyed</a> in relatively short order. So this does no good for anybody.â</p><div class="hA"><div class="hx"><div class="hC" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/901952283369508866"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><p>Trump's new order doesn't seem to have caused or exacerbated the damage in Houston in any way â any taxpayer-funded construction would have been well underway under the Obama era rule by the time the hurricane hit. Nevertheless, the timing caused the administration to attract massive criticism as the two news stories overlap. </p><p>"The long term effect of Trump's budget cuts in order to give tax [sic] cuts to billionaires will be<a href="https://twitter.com/Clancy_Dew/status/901977635256979457" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> disastrous in the near future</a>," one user commented on Twitter. "<a href="https://twitter.com/b52091963_nick/status/901986991423848452" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Making America Worse Than Ever</a>," another chimed in. </p><p>It's worth pointing out that the federal government isn't alone in mandating less than adequate flood management. In fact, the flooding in Houston is arguably much more the fault of the Texas legislature than any federal regulations. Unlike many other states, the Texas state government doesn't require communities to enroll in FEMA flood insurance. Plus, according to CityLab, the state <a href="https://www.citylab.com/environment/2015/05/texas-is-paying-the-price-for-its-lack-of-flood-infrastructure/394115/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">doesn't directly fund flood-control infrastructure</a>, and the three agencies involved in flood policy don't actually have the authority to set or implement those policies.</p><div class="hA"><div class="hx"><div class="hC" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/902017901196189697"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><p>More than 30 inches of rain have fallen in the Houston area since Harvey made landfall on Friday âÂ some <a href="http://www.chron.com/150years/article/Hurricane-Harvey-Houston-home-rebuilding-cost-11957805.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">30,000 people have evacuated their homes</a>, and many are seeking shelter in churches and convention centers across the city. Millions more who are not in standing water are still trapped indoors since so many of the <a href="http://m.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/These-are-the-roads-that-are-closed-in-Houston-12003482.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">major streets and highways are flooded</a>. The damage throughout the Gulf Coast region is a prime example of how federal regulations such as the one Trump just eliminated may save lives and money. </p></div></div></article></div></div><div class="L"><input id="navCheckbox" type="checkbox" class="O" /><label for="navCheckbox" class="M"></label><nav class="N"><label for="navCheckbox" class="ac"><span></span></label><div class="P"><i class="Q"></i></div><div class="R"><a href="/" class="S">Homepage</a><a href="/career-inspo" class="S">career inspo</a><a href="/news" class="S">News</a><a href="/entertainment" class="S">Entertainment</a><a href="/beauty" class="S">Beauty</a><a href="/fashion" class="S">Fashion</a><a href="/lifestyle" class="S">Lifestyle</a><a href="/flowcharts" class="S">Flowcharts</a><a href="/books" class="S">Books</a><a href="/tech" class="S">Tech</a><a href="/food" class="S">Food</a><a href="/features" class="S">Features</a></div><div class="T"><a href="https://bustle.company/" class="U">Company</a><a href="/about" class="U">About Us</a><a href="/advertise" class="U">Advertise</a><a href="/apps" class="U">Apps</a><a href="/labs" class="U">Labs</a><a href="/tos" class="U">Terms</a><a href="/privacy" class="U">Privacy</a><a href="/dmca" class="U">DMCA</a><a href="/contact" class="U">Contact Us</a></div><div class="V"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bustledotcom/" title="Facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="W"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/bustle" title="Twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="X"></i></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/bustledotcom/" title="Pinterest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="Y"></i></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bustle/" title="Instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="Z"></i></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bustle/id1019829583?mt=2" title="Podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="_"></i></a></div><div class="aa"><span class="ab">Â®</span> 2018 Bustle</div></nav></div></div> <script>__INITIAL_STATE__ = {"id":"79622","type":"ARTICLE","title":"Why Did Trump Kill Flood Safety Plans For Infrastructure? 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