California Tries to Leverage Hurricane Harvey to Fund $20 Billion Flood Control

California hopes to leverage the attention on Hurricane Harvey flooding to convince the federal government to fund some of the $20 billion needed to repair the dilapidated Central Valley flood control infrastructure.

by CHRISS W. STREET

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Harvey has killed at least 34 and caused over $190 billion in damage thus far. The 1,000-year flood is expected to cost the U.S. economy about 1 percent of GDP, or $190 billion, according AccuWeather.

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