The storm system could become a hurricane on Election Day. The National Weather Service says Florida may experience another tropical storm system this week, which has the potential…
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NARA to Improve System Resilience
Flooding from Hurricane Ida knocked out records management for two weeks. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announced efforts to improve its system resilience and increase its…
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DOE Taps Petroleum Reserve after Hurricane Ida
Baton Rouge refinery essential to U.S. oil infrastructure. On Friday, the Department of Energy authorized a second exchange of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the…
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HUD Aids Communities Affected by Hurricane Ida
Department issues 27 waivers to assist recovery efforts. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Tuesday that it would be taking new actions to help…
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Hundreds of Thousands Still Without Power in Louisiana
It has been 9 days since Hurricane Ida devastated the region. A tremendous number of homes and businesses in Louisiana, mostly outside of New Orleans, still do not…
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President Travels to States Damaged by Flooding
Expresses the need to address climate change in the wake of Hurricane Ida. On Tuesday, President Biden traveled to New Jersey and New York to survey the flood…
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President Visits New Orleans After Hurricane Ida
Advocates for infrastructure bill to help rebuild President Biden visited locations hard hit by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana on Friday. He was met by the Governor Edwards of…
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President Announces Hurricane Ida Response
Points to climate change as the cause of increasing disasters. As several states dealt with massive floods and major property damage across the Gulf states and Northeastern seaboard…
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Hurricane Ida Pummels Louisiana and Mississippi
Millions left without power. Ida was a Category 4 when it made landfall, causing destruction to parts of the Gulf Coast with heavy flooding conditions and dangerous storm…
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Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall As Category 4
The storm strikes the coast on the 16-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans lost power late on Sunday as Hurricane Ida made landfall. As of early Monday…
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