Already Braced for Covid-19, Towns Watch the Rising Mississippi With Fear April 7, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman From her home window, Belinda Constant, mayor of Gretna, Louisiana, watches the mighty Mississippi flow by. Beyond it are the...
Western Iowa Community Finds Flood Recovery a Long Process March 23, 2020 By Nick Hytrek HORNICK, Iowa — For a year now, every time Bob Nelson hears a flood watch has been issued, he’s up...
PG&E Strikes Deal With FEMA Over $3.9 Billion in Fire Claims March 11, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Steven Church PG&E Corp. reached a deal with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency over $3.9 billion in relief Washington provided after...
US Official Says Pace of Federal Recovery Funds for Puerto Rico Speeding Up February 27, 2020 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday...
Hoboken Gets Boost for Park that Will Also Hold Floodwaters February 26, 2020 By David Porter HOBOKEN, N.J. — Hoboken, one of the areas in New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, is making progress toward...
Viewpoint: The Coronavirus May Be Worse Than a Natural Disaster February 26, 2020 By Anjani Trivedi Everyone is wondering when China will return to work. While it may be tempting to consider past epidemics or labor...
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...