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FEMA flood insurance policy incentivizes homeowners to let coastal houses collapse

NPR investigation finds FEMA incentivizes homeowners to abandon coastal properties

1 Sep 16 5:20 PM · 7d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 4

NPR reporters Rebecca Hersher and Ryan Kellman document how federal flood insurance policy creates perverse incentives in coastal areas, leaving homeowners with no financial choice but to let their homes collapse rather than proactively remove or salvage them.

Rebecca Hersher NPR reporterFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal agency administering flood insurance

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  1. 1 outlet You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it

    first by NPR News, 7d ago

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