FEMA is authorized to designate major disasters. President Joe Biden has signed legislation after it was finally passed in the Senate that requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
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Justice Department Reaches MS Water Agreement
A third party is being appointed to stabilize the city’s water systems. The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Mississippi and the city of Jackson, implementing a…
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$1.4 Billion for Disaster Recovery Announced by HUD
13 state governments and 10 local governments still recovering from events in 2021. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $1.4 billion to their Community Development…
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Hurricane Nicole Weakens After Landfall
More than 300,000 are without power in Florida. Early Thursday morning, Nicole strengthened into a category 1 hurricane before it made landfall south of Vero Beach, Florida, then…
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President Issues Emergency Declaration for Mississippi
After record rainfall, a broken treatment plant tainted Jackson’s tap water. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state of Mississippi this week, ordering federal assistance…
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Few Cities Have Disaster Preparedness Plans
Some major cities have no evacuation plans at all. Seventeen years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, bringing with it widespread devastation to the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana,…
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FEMA to Receive $3 Billion in Additional Funding
Additional resources will go into flooding and building resiliency programs. President Biden’s administration announced last week that it will be putting an extra $3 billion into two Federal…
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Unused COVID Funds Could Help Disaster Relief
Senator Rand Paul says he will introduce a bill to allow it. In the wake of the devastating flooding that has swept through Eastern Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul…
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President and First Lady Visit Post-Flood Kentucky
The town flooded after previous tornado devastation. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Mayfield, Kentucky Monday, meeting with residents after the town experienced the worst…
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Zero Injuries Reported after Death Valley Flood
The park superintendent is assessing extensive infrastructure damage. Flash flooding stranded approximately 500 park visitors and 500 park workers in Death Valley National Park last week, with mud…
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