Texas Lawmakers Advance Flood Bills With Grieving Parents in Attendance August 22, 2025 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Nearly seven weeks ago on July 4, the Guadalupe River raged out of its banks and killed more than 130...
Montpelier Flood Mitigation Plan Calls for Removing Dam, Restoring Floodplain August 21, 2025 By CHARLOTTE OLIVER/VTDigger In Montpelier, city officials plan to remove the Pioneer Street Dam and restore a nearby floodplain. Together, the projects are...
Texas Senate Passes Bills Aimed at Improving Flood Safety August 19, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate quickly got to work Monday by passing several bills on the chamber’s desk as part of Gov....
4 Eastern Kentucky Communities Receive $14.4 Million for Flood Mitigation July 14, 2025 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $14.4 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in four communities across the...
Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities and Projects April 30, 2025 By Jack Brook The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials...
New Jersey Using Buyouts and Barriers to Battle Flooding December 2, 2024 By Wayne Parry New Jersey is using a mix of buyouts and barriers to tackle flooding in two vulnerable locations. Officials this week...
Vermont Lags in Risk Management for Natural Disasters Including Flooding September 12, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont has failed to complete many actions in its five-year hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the risk from natural...
Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana August 5, 2024 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 —...
New Hampshire to Receive $20M Grant to Help Reconstruct Eroded Seawalls April 24, 2024 New Hampshire is getting a $20 million federal grant to help reconstruct coastal seawalls eroded by storms and flooding and...
Too Much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach Erosion Has Casinos Desperate for Sand March 21, 2024 By Wayne Parry The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City’s identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America...