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2015 General News

December

Thousands of Homes Damaged by Sandy Remain Uninsured

October

FEMA: Thousands of superstorm Sandy victims may have received duplicate payouts

September

USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers

Affordable, Multifamily Housing: Ready for the Next Storm?

FEMA Extends Deadline to Refile Hurricane Sandy Insurance Claims

  • By: The New York Times
  • 09/16/2015
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August

The New Tech of Disaster Response, From Apps to Aqua-Drones

High-Tech Emergency Shelter Looks Straight Out of Star Wars

Civil Legal Aid Must Play a Larger Role in Disaster Recovery

People are still living in FEMA’s toxic Katrina trailers — and they likely have no idea

5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

The Justice Gap

  • By: ShelterForce- National Housing Institute
  • 08/24/2015
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Walmart Foundation Pledges $25-Million to Disaster Preparation

  • By: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • 08/21/2015
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First Payments Going to NFIP Policyholders in Hurricane Sandy Claims Review

July

Legal Disaster Assistance in the Heartland: Nebraska and Iowa Legal Aid Receive Nearly $800,000 in Grant Money

  • By: Omaha Daily Record
  • 07/20/2015
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June

Outgoing flood insurance chief says program 'lacks adequate governance'

Voices: Better hurricane forecasts have dangerous downside

Lawyers say FEMA deadline not enough for new claims

Lawyers say FEMA deadline not enough for new claims

April

Earthquakes Don’t Kill People, Buildings Do

State seeks local comments on plans for spending federal flood recovery (CO) grant

  • By: Times-Call Local News
  • 04/19/2015
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How to avoid falling victim to flood insurance surcharge

March

FEMA Outlines Flood Insurance Reforms

NJ Court Follows FEMA Lead On Sandy Settlement Program (NJ) subs. req.

Include Climate Change in Disaster Planning, FEMA Says

Experimental Forecast Projects Tornado Season

February

LI engineering firm raided in criminal probe of Sandy claims denials

FEMA Signals Possible Deals Over Altered Sandy Reports

Hurricane Sandy Victims Say Damage Reports Were Altered

FEMA to broker settlements in Sandy engineering suits

Businesses and cities must prepare for the next disaster

FEMA cancels debt for Belle Harbor Seniors

Study: Oklahoma's daily small quakes raise risk of big ones (OK, KS)

Evidence of extreme hurricane activity may forebode stormier future for Northeast

WHITE HOUSE: CONSTRUCTION IN COASTAL AREAS MUST FACTOR IN CLIMATE CHANGE

  • By: New Jersey Spotlight
  • 02/02/2015
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January

A New Flood Standard for Federal Investments Will Help Communities Weather Climate Change, Extreme Storms

  • By: The White House Blog
  • 01/30/2015
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Sandy aid: Hard-hit towns should get more disaster funds, lawmakers say (NJ)

CDBG-DR Grants Help Rebuild (CO)

Lessons from Sandy lessened impact from blizzard (NJ)

Weather systems being upgraded to improve forecasts

Politicians vow to block FEMA from taking mistaken Sandy aid

  • By: Associated Press through Daily Record
  • 01/17/2015
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Napa's Disaster Fund Ups Grant Amounts, Extends Deadline (CA)

For Vulnerable Barrier Islands, A Rush to Rebuild on U.S. Coast

  • By: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science
  • 01/15/2015
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Hurricane Sandy increased incidence of heart attacks, strokes in New Jersey

  • By: Sentinal- Greater Media Newspapers
  • 01/15/2015
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Sandy relief housing group gets $325,000 boost

Two more homeowners allege that reports were forged to deny Sandy insurance claims