Experts Urge Biden To Tighten Policies On Climate-Driven Toxic Flooding

Environmental and legal experts are urging the incoming Biden administration to tighten regulatory measures and policies under federal environmental laws to better manage or prevent toxic flooding stemming from chemical plants after major storm events, amid evidence that global warming is intensifying these weather events. Experts on a Nov. 18 webcast, “Innovative Strategies to Prevent Climate-Driven Pollution and Chemical Disasters,” sponsored by the Center for Progressive Reform, suggested priorities for the Biden administration to better control toxic flooding of chemical...