Mayorkas Warns FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season October 4, 2024 By Kevin Freking And Colleen Long The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the...
In the Dark: Telling The Truth About Flooding Requires Accurate Maps and Strong Disclosure Laws September 10, 2024 By Joel Scata Hundreds of thousands of Americans already live in homes that have repeatedly flooded. To get a good handle on the...
FEMA Assistance Tops $20M for San Diego County April 5, 2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration today have distributed more $20 million in disaster recovery assistance...
FEMA Expands Reinsurance Program by Transferring $575M in Flood Risk to Capital Markets March 12, 2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency in an effort to engage reinsurance markets to bolster the financial framework of the National...
Newer, Elevated Structures Had Much Smaller Flood Claims in Ian, FEMA Says February 6, 2024 Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage in southwest Florida, with more than 37,000 National Flood Insurance Program claims, making it the...
Reforms to US Disaster Aid Expose Growing Home Insurance Gap January 29, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman When disaster hits in the US, the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In...
New FEMA Rules Aim to Cut the Red Tape of Disaster Recovery January 22, 2024 By Rebecca Santana Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it...
NRDC Report: Repeatedly Flooded Homes Demonstrate Policy Failures January 22, 2024 A rapidly increasing number of federally insured properties flooding repeatedly signals the need for state and federal action to improve...
Georgia Counties Are Declared Eligible for Federal Disaster Aid After Hurricane Idalia September 12, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — An additional 25 counties in Georgia are now eligible for federal funding to help with cleanup after...
Compensation for New Mexico Wildfire Victims Tops $14 Million and Is Climbing August 7, 2023 By Susan Montoya Bryan ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More victims of a devastating wildfire sparked last year by the U.S. Forest Service in northern...