Destroyed By ’93 Flood, This Village Likely Spared St. Louis a Major Disaster
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A major train derailment in Pittsburgh; Florida’s red-tide crisis … Boston’s new top cop … and the plan to carve a new city out of Baton Rouge.
Still Rebuilding After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Hopes to Spur Critical Infrastructure Investment
Officials have outlined an ambitious set of P3 projects supporting electrical and water resilience, as well as economic development.
Making Tulsa More Resilient Means Wrestling With the City’s Racist Past
Disparities persist long after the largest race-based massacre in U.S. history.
Flood Resilience Challenge Yields the South Bay ‘Sponge’
“One thing that was really evident: Even people who are following closely are not totally aware of the flood risks that we have in the [San Francisco] Bay Area.”
Study Casts Doubt on Feasibility of Boston’s Proposed Flood Barrier
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Virginia on path to expand Medicaid ... another jail torture lawsuit in Utah … Georgia governor talks up Atlanta’s Amazon HQ2 bid.
When Rivers Come to 'Greet' a City
An Iowa mayor and a D.C. city official reflect on flooding and other "resiliency" issues affecting their towns.
Atlanta Gets Creative Financing Green Infrastructure
The city plans to undertake eight projects worth $12.9 million making its Westside more resilient to flooding.
FEMA Chief: 'The Key to Resiliency Is at the Local Level'
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long highlighted some of his agency's limits when it comes to preparing communities for natural disasters.
'Precipitation Whiplash' in California
Climate change will put the Golden State in a destructive cycle of floods and droughts.
Lawmakers Push for Program to Improve Urban Flood Hazard Maps
Bipartisan legislation would create a four-year pilot project within the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
41 States See Their Low-Income Residents Living in the Most Flood-Prone Areas
An effort to make the National Flood Insurance Program more affordable for them would necessite private-sector involvement, according to a new FEMA report.
In Houston, a Focus on Innovation to 'Build Back Better'
Hurricane Harvey focused the city's efforts to use technology, citizen engagement and lessons from around the world to steer its disaster response and address long-term needs.
2018 Hurricane Season Awaits Communities Still Recovering From 2017
Local officials have pushed for hazard mitigation funds as well as outstanding FEMA reimbursements.
HUD Awards Unprecedented $28 Billion of Disaster Recovery Grants
Of the total, about $16 billion is slated for mitigation projects geared toward preventing future damage.
Feds Invite State and Local Agencies to Take Part in Disaster Exercise
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's latest National Level Exercise will take place April 30 to May 11.
When Your Downtown Is Built Over a Flood-Prone Creek
You can’t always out-engineer the uncontrollable forces of water. But Walla Walla, Washington has—thus far—been pretty fortunate in its efforts to tame a local stream.
Miami, New York City and San Francisco Could Flood Every Day by 2100
Today’s storm will be tomorrow’s high tide.
Reconnecting a Community With a River That Once Brought Disaster
As Minot, North Dakota continues to recover from 2011's record-setting flooding, efforts to repair the city’s relationship with the Souris River continue.
As a High-Tech Quake Alert System Takes Shape, There’s a Lower-Tech Way to Save Lives
Many West Coast localities still struggle with certain types of dangerous buildings.
A Tough Recovery Question After California’s Deadly Mud Disaster
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Madison eyes a connected vehicle project; keeping a winter-weather homeless shelter open in Sacramento; a city in Alaska considers plastic bag ban; and coal ash dumping sites to close in Missouri.
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