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Oregon Disaster Agency Problems Revealed in Audit

Oregon’s emergency management agency may not be well equipped to recover from a major disaster because of a history of leadership problems and an incomplete plan to handle emergencies, according to an audit released Monday by the Secretary of State’s …

Legislative Panel to Address Colorado Flooding

Colorado lawmakers plan to address the state’s flood recovery efforts and discuss whether there’s a need for legislation in the disaster’s aftermath. Legislative leaders announced Friday they would convene a bipartisan panel of 12 lawmakers that will begin meeting soon. …

Virginia Group Wants to Tighten Rules for ‘Dangerous Animals’

Recommendations aimed at ensuring that exotic, potentially dangerous animals don’t escape their enclosures and endanger Virginia residents are headed to Gov. Bob McDonnell. The proposals are contained in a report finalized this week by a divergent group of state officials, …

Tokyo Needs Quake Plan Rethink After Japan Disaster

More than 10,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands injured, nearly one million buildings destroyed, millions forced to evacuate and a fifth of Japan’s economy wiped out. That’s the scenario forecast if a huge magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Japan’s capital of …