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Vermonters Urged to Report Flood Damage From Beryl to State for FEMA Determination

Jul 19 2024 // Vermont’s governor on Tuesday urged residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they plan to do repairs themselves, so that counties can meet the threshold for individual...

Coalition Asks FEMA to Make Wildfire Smoke, Extreme Heat Eligible for Disaster Funds

Jul 18 2024 // A group of 14 attorney generals has formed a coalition to persuade the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as...

Disaster-Struck Cities Fight for Aid as FEMA Funding Runs Low

Jul 17 2024 // A once in 200-years storm dumped 11 inches of rain over four hours on the central Massachusetts town of Leominster in September, washing away culverts, creating a sinkhole that swallowed cars at a dealership and flooding...

Viewpoint: FEMA Flood Rule Will Lead to Safer Rebuilding Post-Disaster

Jul 16 2024 // FEMA issued a new rule that will increase the nation’s resilience to future flood disasters. The rule is amongst the first adopted by a federal agency that will require federally funded projects to be sited and...

Biden Administration Raises FEMA Bar for Flood Resilience

Jul 11 2024 // The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finalized a rule mandating that projects built using its funds not only take into account previous and current levels of local flood risk, but for the first time...