‘Don’t Get in My Way,’ the New Acting Head of FEMA Warns Staff May 12, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Rebecca Santana The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting...
Maine Provides Waterfront Communities With $21 Million to Rebuild From Winter Storms July 25, 2024 By Patrick Whittle Maine is providing more than $21 million in grants to help dozens of waterfront communities rebuild from a series of...
Repair Crews Face Threats From Some Houstonians Angry Over Beryl Power Outages July 18, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano Drawn guns. Thrown rocks. Threatening messages. Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out...
Study Urges Rethinking of Disaster Management in Era of Compounding Events July 18, 2024 By Allen Laman A new report warns that compounding natural disasters introduce new, interconnected, and complex risk scenarios — and points to a...
Brooklyn Zoo Re-Opening May 25 After Being Closed for 239 Days Due to Flood Damage May 24, 2024 The Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, New York City is re-opening to the public on Saturday, May 25, after being...
Maine to Spend $25 Million to Rebuild Waterfront Damaged by Winter Storms May 20, 2024 By Patrick Whittle Maine waterfrontMaine’s government will spend tens of millions of dollars to rebuild the state’s working waterfront communities after a series...
Small Businesses Hurt by Maryland Bridge Collapse Are Eligible for Disaster Loans April 10, 2024 By Mae Anderson The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to those affected by the bridge collapse in Maryland. Small businesses in the...
Insurance Industry Readies for Historic Losses From Baltimore Bridge Tragedy March 29, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson It’s very early in the recovery process and already the numbers are large. Insured losses for the tragic collapse of...
New FEMA Rules Aim to Cut the Red Tape of Disaster Recovery January 22, 2024 By Rebecca Santana Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it...
Former Finance Manager of WV Disaster Assistance Sentenced to 3 Years for Theft January 16, 2024 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former finance manager of a nonprofit organization that assists West Virginia disaster victims was sentenced...