‘Managed Retreat’ From Climate Change Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable People Behind

FEMA’s program to help Americans adapt to climate change isn’t helping everyone

Drew Costley
OneZero
Published in
5 min readOct 11, 2019

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A photo of a school bus making its way on the flooded Hopper Rd. on September 19, 2019 in Houston, Texas.
A school bus makes its way on the flooded Hopper Rd. on September 19, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Photo: Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images

Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017 — but it hit some residents harder than others.

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Drew Costley
OneZero

Drew Costley is a Staff Writer at FutureHuman covering the environment, health, science and tech. Previously @ SFGate, East Bay Express, USA Today, etc.