Major Texas Storm Surge Project Included in Defense Bill December 16, 2022 By Michael Phillis and Juan A. Lozano Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the...
House Advances Texas Storm Surge Project in Water Bill December 12, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Phillis HOUSTON (AP) _ Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas _ but...
Civil Rights Law Targets Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination September 27, 2022 By Michael Phillis Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the...
FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market August 1, 2022 By Michael Phillis When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance...
FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market July 25, 2022 By Michael Phillis When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance...
Wildfire Threat Becomes Tool to Fight California Home Builders July 18, 2022 By Michael Phillis and Suman Naishadham Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County....
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Regions Eager for Flood Funding April 19, 2022 By Michael Phillis When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home,...
Louisiana Braces for Higher Flood Insurance Costs December 20, 2021 By Suman Naishadham and Michael Phillis In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing...
Flood Insurance Costs Rise in Louisiana as Risk Rating 2.0 Sets in December 9, 2021 By Suman Naishadham and Michael Phillis In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing...