Floods brought by Henri and Ida reinvigorated talks about climate resilience projects, including the concept of stormwater utilities mocked as a rain tax.
The president met officials in Hillsborough and families in Manville and says the damage caused by Ida underscores need to improve America's infrastructure.
From spending on more resilient infrastructure to rethinking development patterns, environmentalists say there are ways to respond to frequent flooding.
After former Hurricane Henri and other rain over the past week, the possible half-foot of rain will fall on wet ground – especially in north and central NJ.
Veronica Tate knew from the stench that sewage was among the 8 feet of water that swamped the basement of her ranch-style home after the nearby Meramec River overflowed. The larger concern for residents of her suburban St. Louis neighborhood is the unknown of what else the noxious blend might have contained.