Washoe County remaps Swan Lake floodplain, doubling homes at risk
Washoe County officials unveiled a new floodplain map for the Swan Lake area during a community meeting on Wednesday, revealing that 154 homes are now within th ...
‘We have to figure this out’: Rising flood risks delivers double blow to communities with housing shortages
A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.
What’s planned for 30 acres of Manayunk’s Venice Island? Residents worry.
Geoff Woolery was landscaping outside his townhouse on Manayunk’s Venice Island last summer when scores of dump trucks began ...
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Insurance industry raises alarm about cost of climate change
The association announced earlier this month that insured claims reached $8.5 billion for climate-related damage last year. The report cautioned that though the August hailstorm in Alberta was the ...
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Senate and House bills attempt to overturn S.B. 382’s limits on downzoning
Lawmakers introduced several bills to rescind a newly enacted law placing broad restrictions on municipalities’ ability to regulate development density, land ...
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Newark council foregoes talk of Newark Charter’s ask to build fields in city park
A potential partnership between Newark Charter School and Folk Memorial Park was taken off Monday night’s Newark City Council ...
Flood Zone ‘X’: Why did homes in Plant City flood during Hurricane Milton?
PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hundreds of flooded-out homeowners in Flood Zone “X” face denied insurance claims and financial ruin. Jeff Burnett lives on what he calls, one and a half acres of paradise— a ...
Flood watch issued for Sacramento due to ‘excessive rainfall.’ Here’s how to stay safe
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action,” the National Weather Service said.
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As erosion and floods swallow buildings, Washington's coastal communities strain to adapt
Yonder covers tribal and rural communities on the coast of the Pacific Northwest that are taking action to survive ...
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.
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Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage
Bannon boasted of the ability to overwhelm Democrats and any media opposition through a determined effort to “flood the zone” with initiatives. This time, the flood is bigger, wider and more ...
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Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy delights MAGA
Trump’s first week in office has been a clinic in how to flood the zone with actions and statements that outrage the opposition and make it difficult for the public, press or Democrats to focus ...