Read the full post at the Climate Law Blog.
On Monday November 18, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Federal Register Notice setting forth the requirements for the second round of relief funds appropriated by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Relief Act).[1] Importantly, HUD’s notice requires that grantees must develop and submit a comprehensive, science-based risk analysis that includes future risk due to climate change in order to receive the funds.