North Carolina Residents Hit by 2 Hurricanes Still Waiting on Long-Term Aid July 31, 2019 By Amanda Morris The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson’s home – damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 – still wasn’t fixed...
Federal Flood Repair Projects in West Virginia Behind Schedule May 1, 2019 Hundreds of federally funded flood disaster assistance projects in West Virginia are behind schedule. The Intelligencer reports it’s been more...
Tennessee Gov Requests Federal Aid for Flood Damage March 26, 2019 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is asking President Donald Trump’s administration to make federal assistance available for government efforts to address...
Government Overhaul of National Flood Insurance Cheered by Climate Resilience Experts March 18, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Climate advocates say an overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program being unveiled by the Trump administration will spur communities...
Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Could Rise in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Plan March 12, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration...
FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency February 13, 2019 By Jennifer Jacobs and Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long is leaving the agency he led through a record period of natural disasters...
Private Flood Insurers Not Yet Ready to Fill Massive U.S. Protection Gap January 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard The flood insurance protection gap in the United States is massive, but the take-up rate of private flood insurance continues...
How Taxpayers Subsidize Rebuilding Homes After Flooding… Repeatedly November 28, 2018 By Emery P. Dalesio Floodwaters rose about 15 inches (40 centimeters) into Danielle Rees’ home in September when Hurricane Florence drenched this tidewater city...
FEMA Head ‘Ticked Off’ Over Cycle of Inadequate Storm Preparation, Insurance, Evacuations October 15, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long angrily criticized the failure of citizens to heed evacuation warnings and leaders to...
After Florence Floods, Uninsured Awaken to Painful Reality September 19, 2018 By Patrick Rucker Flood insurance was far from Stephanie Walker’s mind in 2015 when she moved her family into a home in Fayetteville...