Can Private Law Protect Communities Living Near Chemical Facilities from Flood Water Contamination

Climate change is a worldwide phenomenon with terrifying environmental consequences that are unfolding right before our eyes. Natural calamities such as hurricanes and floods are becoming more often as a result of irresponsible human activity such as fossil fuel burning. When extreme weather events strike susceptible chemical facilities, such as those in low-lying coastal areas, floodwater contamination can occur if a hazardous substance leak ....