Update: Tropical Storm Dorian to Sideswipe Puerto Rico, but Heads to Florida August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to sideswipe Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And if you live on Florida’s...
FEMA Awards $2.7M to Orange County, Texas, for Flood Damage Project August 15, 2019 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $2.7 million to Orange County through the Texas Division of...
Lack of FEMA Levee Approval Would Leave Southern Illinois Village at Risk August 12, 2019 The fate of a Mississippi River levee that’s awaiting a decision on federal accreditation could put a southern Illinois village...
North Carolina Residents Hit by 2 Hurricanes Still Waiting on Long-Term Aid July 31, 2019 By Amanda Morris The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson’s home – damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 – still wasn’t fixed...
Federal Flood Repair Projects in West Virginia Behind Schedule May 1, 2019 Hundreds of federally funded flood disaster assistance projects in West Virginia are behind schedule. The Intelligencer reports it’s been more...
Tennessee Gov Requests Federal Aid for Flood Damage March 26, 2019 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is asking President Donald Trump’s administration to make federal assistance available for government efforts to address...
Government Overhaul of National Flood Insurance Cheered by Climate Resilience Experts March 18, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Climate advocates say an overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program being unveiled by the Trump administration will spur communities...
Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Could Rise in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Plan March 12, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration...
FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency February 13, 2019 By Jennifer Jacobs and Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long is leaving the agency he led through a record period of natural disasters...
Private Flood Insurers Not Yet Ready to Fill Massive U.S. Protection Gap January 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard The flood insurance protection gap in the United States is massive, but the take-up rate of private flood insurance continues...