More than a quarter million U.S. properties have repeated claims for federal flood insurance, costing the National Flood Insurance Program billions of dollars in claims, according to new federal data compiled by the National Resources Defense Council. Four states account …
Passaic County in New Jersey is not in the hurricane belt nor is it on the banks of a major river, and yet 810 properties there received $170 million of taxpayer money through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) since …
Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana has a $4 million grant it’s using to buy nine storm-damaged or flood-prone homes throughout the parish. Lafourche Parish has a similar program, but only two households are participating. Officials say that this program differs from …
