Iowa Town Working to Buy More Homes in Flood Plain January 29, 2020 By Alma Gaul BETTENDORF, Iowa — The city of Bettendorf has been awarded a $2.2 million federal grant that, coupled with state and...
South Dakota Townships Face Financial Woes After 2019 Floods January 17, 2020 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Townships in South Dakota are facing economic difficulties as 2019 flood repair costs mount. Townships primarily...
Anchorage School District Weighing Cost of Earthquake Relief January 16, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Negotiations between the Anchorage School District and the federal government over earthquake damage relief could result in...
FEMA Defends $4 Billion Claim With PG&E as Fire Victims Cry Foul January 14, 2020 By Mark Chediak The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday defended its push to collect $3.9 billion in claims from PG&E Corp. for...
PG&E Fire Victims Fight FEMA Over Multibillion-Dollar Payout January 10, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Steven Church Victims of wildfires blamed on PG&E Corp.’s power lines and government agencies that provided them disaster relief are tussling over...
Puerto Rico Earthquake Aftermath Deepens as Government Seeks Help January 10, 2020 By Dancia Coto SAN JUAN — More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water. The...
Feds Review Hurricane Irma Invoices From 3 Florida Cities December 31, 2019 MIAMI — Three South Florida cities are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General for...
The Small Riverside Town of Mosby, Missouri, is Disappearing One House at a Time November 25, 2019 By David A. Lieb MOSBY, Mo. — Tammy Kilgore raised the giant claw of a John Deere excavator high in the air, then slammed...
FEMA Urged to Adopt Parametric Insurance and Blockchain to Address Coverage Gap November 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Blockchain technology and parametric insurance should be included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s toolbox as it strives to close...
Thousands Face Life-Threatening Floods From Aging Dams November 12, 2019 By Ira Boudway On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility...