Rob Moore
Director, Flooding Solutions, Environmental Health
Rob Moore works on a range of issues related to the water-related impacts of our rapidly warming climate, including the rising risks of flooding and the effects of sea-level rise. Prior to joining NRDC in 2013, he spent nine years as executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York, an environmental-policy watchdog organization. Before that, he served as executive director of the Prairie Rivers Network in Illinois and as the Lake Champlain Lakekeeper at the Conservation Law Foundation. Moore holds a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and a master’s from the University of Illinois. He is based in NRDC's Chicago office.
Areas of Work
Climate Adaptation
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National Climate Assessment: Flooding and Sea Level Rise
Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore
To adapt to the new reality of climate-driven flooding and sea level rise, local governments, states, and the federal government need to embrace two main courses of action.
Vermont Floods Illustrate the Need for Reforms by FEMA and State
Expert BlogVermontRob Moore
Flooding in Vermont has once again exposed serious weaknesses in the state and federal policies that govern floodplain development and ensure that information is provided to people about the risks of flooding. Because Vermont and FEMA’s flood policies fail to…
Ian and Congressional Failure to Reform Flood Insurance
Expert BlogFloridaRob Moore
Hurricane Ian has cost the lives of at least 120 people as of this writing, displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes, and impacted over a million more people due to flooding, loss of power, water, or sewer…
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Going Under: Long Wait Times for Post-Flood Buyouts Leave Homeowners Underwater
ReportUnited StatesAnna Weber, Rob Moore
FEMA has funded thousands of voluntary buyouts, in which local or state governments purchase flood-damaged properties from willing sellers at pre-flood values and preserve the land as open space. However, FEMA’s current buyout programs already struggle to meet existing need…
Go Back to the Well: States and the Federal Government Are Neglecting a Key Funding Source for Water Infrastructure
Issue paperUnited StatesRob Moore
We need to shrink the nation’s water infrastructure funding gap, invest in climate resilience, and do so in a way that’s sustainable and equitable.
Seeking Higher Ground: How to Break the Cycle of Repeated Flooding with Climate-Smart Flood Insurance Reforms
Issue BriefUnited StatesRob Moore
It's time for climate-smart reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.