FEMA Faulted for Failed Contracts to Deliver Hurricane Aid April 12, 2018 By MICHAEL BIESECKER The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded contracts for hurricane supplies without adequately researching whether winning bidders could deliver what they...
FEMA Says Flood Insurance Rates Going up Again This Year April 4, 2018 Flood insurance premiums will rise again this year, according to federal officials. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said flood premiums...
Harvey-Related Flood Control Projects’ Fate Remains Unclear March 26, 2018 By JUAN A. LOZANO Large-scale projects long considered essential to easing Houston’s flooding woes went to the top of the area’s to-do list after...
Emails Reveal FEMA’s Silence as Puerto Rico Sought Generator Fuel March 22, 2018 By TAMI ABDOLLAH As hundreds of people stood in line for food and many went hungry during the days and weeks after Hurricane...
Despite Growing Climate Risk, Storm-Prone States Ease Building Codes March 20, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle The showdown in the Florida statehouse last year had all the drama of a knock-down political brawl: Powerful industries clashing....
FEMA to End Hotel Room Shelters for Florida Irma Victims March 9, 2018 Federal disaster officials are ending a program that paid for hotel rooms for more than 27,000 Florida households in the...
Texas Launches Tool to Track Harvey Recovery February 28, 2018 By EMILY SCHMALL Texas launched a public online tool to track incoming and outgoing funds for Hurricane Harvey recovery on Monday, six months...
Research Confirms Disaster Resilient Building Investment Pays Off February 7, 2018 For every dollar the government spends to make existing buildings more resistant to wildfires, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes, $6 is...
Appeals Court Denies Louisiana’s $586M Demand to FEMA to Fix Barrier Islands February 5, 2018 A federal appeals court has rejected Louisiana’s contention that the federal government should pay $586 million to restore barrier islands...
California Town Will Most Likely Consider Future Floods When it Rebuilds January 16, 2018 By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and CHRISTOPHER WEBER After power and drinking water return, and cleanup crews haul away the last of the boulders and muck that splintered...