NC, ME lawmakers push to pass Prevent Environmental Hazards Act [Video]

RODANTHE, N.C. — A North Carolina and Maine lawmaker are teaming up to help coastal homeowners dealing with properties experiencing long-time erosion and the possibility of collapse.

U.S. Reps. Greg Murphy (R-NC) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) have proposed the Prevent Environmental Hazards Act, which would provide more flexibility to homeowners insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when dealing with natural disasters.

This comes just a week after a home in Rodanthe, North Carolina — which is in Murphy’s congressional district — fell into the ocean. This was the fourth house to collapse from the Ocean Drive stretch of Rodanthe since 2022, and the sixth along Cape Hatteras beaches since 2020.

Similarly, Pingree said coastal communities in Maine have been dealing with major storms in …