House Passes $36.5B Hurricane, Wildfire Relief Aid October 16, 2017 By ANDREW TAYLOR The House backed President Donald Trump’s request for billions more in disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims...
After Hurricanes, Focus Turns to Assessing the Effectiveness of Building Code Adoption October 12, 2017 By Denise Johnson As residents and businesses continue to recover after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, focus is beginning to turn to mitigation. In...
FEMA Head Points to Politics as Reason for Slowed Response in Puerto Rico October 11, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle The Trump administration’s emergency management director said political infighting in Puerto Rico has slowed the pace of recovery from Hurricane...
FEMA to Release New Coastal Flood Map in Georgia October 10, 2017 Experts say a new federal flood map of Glynn County along Georgia’s coast may lower insurance premiums next year –...
Trump: End Flood Insurance for New Homes Built in Flood-Prone Areas October 9, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle President Donald Trump proposed ending federal flood insurance for new homes in areas most at risk of flooding, a change...
After Hurricanes White House Seeks $29B Disaster Aid Package October 5, 2017 By ANDREW TAYLOR The Trump administration is finalizing a $29 billion disaster aid package that combines $16 billion to shore up the government-backed...
Insurance Fights Over Sandy Rage On September 25, 2017 By DAVID B. CARUSO and JENNIFER PELTZ The destructive floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy receded quickly, but some storm victims are still neck-deep in a battle over insurance...
New Study Finds FEMA Houston Flood Maps Outdated Long Before Harvey September 22, 2017 The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood plain maps for parts of southeastern Houston were woefully out-of-date long before Hurricane Harvey...
State Budgets Strained by Natural Disaster Costs September 19, 2017 By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and BOB SALSBERG A summer of natural catastrophes, from epic hurricanes to scorching wildfires, has exposed another peril in disaster-prone states: How to...
FEMA Trailers Auctioned at Fire Sale Prices Prior to Harvey Landfall September 18, 2017 By MICHAEL SISAK and EMILY SCHMALL The federal government auctioned off disaster-response trailers at fire-sale prices just before Harvey devastated southeast Texas, reducing an already diminished...