Trump's rollback of flood protections risks further Houston-style calamity

Houston has some of the most lax building regulations in potential flood zones - and the president wants to spread that policy across the USo Tropical storm Harvey - live updatesAfter all the furore, it's hard to remember now that Donald Trump's combative press conference earlier this month was supposed to be about infrastructure. Holding two flowcharts, the president explained how his latest executive orders would slash the time it takes to get new buildings improved and that the permitting process would "go very, very quickly". Related: Trump's infrastructure plan: let's have another look at those really long charts Continue reading...