The Trump administration significantly cut funding for flood prevention projects in blue states across the country while creating new water construction opportunities in red states, undoing a Biden-era budget proposal that would have allocated money more evenly, according to a data analysis prepared by Democratic staffers. California and the state of Washington lost the most funds, with the administration cutting water construction budget for those states by a combined $606 million, according to the analysis, which was shared with CNN. Texas, meanwhile, gained $206 million. … Collectively, states with Democratic senators lost over $436 million in funding compared to what they would have received under the last proposed budget of President Joe Biden’s administration, the data analysis shows. Republican-led states gained more than $257 million, the analysis shows.

Other flood prevention infrastructure news:

• U.S. Geological Survey: Blog: Nature-based “horizontal levees” reduce flood risk in San Francisco Bay​
• Yuba Net (Nevada City, Calif.): Yuba Water Agency commits more than $2.2 million in grants for levee improvements and water supply reliability projects
• Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.): Solano wants Cache Slough plan to include stronger local protections