Quick rebuild sought after Los Angeles wildfires, but same risks threaten new disasters
A similar program was implemented in 2017 in Houston after Hurricane Harvey caused $125 billion in damage. Rather than ...
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On the Ground as Altadena, Calif., Begins Its Wildfire Recovery
Editor-in-Chief Scott Blair headed to the Los Angeles area when the wildfire that destroyed much of Altadena, Calif., was ...
Area group helps clean up after hurricanes
ST. LOUIS PARK – Imagine Lake Michigan. Drop it onto southeast Texas. “That is the size and the scope of the flooding we’re talking about” in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, said ...
TECHNOBABBLE: How to protect yourself from natural, corporate disasters
North America has been hit hard by disasters during the past few weeks. Hurricane Harvey devastated south Texas. Then an 8.1 earthquake hit Mexico just before Hurricane Katia hit Mexico. Hurricane ...
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Feds refer Texas’ Hurricane Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department
Texas officials discriminated against residents based on race and national origin in distributing $1 billion in Hurricane Harvey aid in ... and other natural disasters," Lewis said.
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Feds refer Texas’ Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021.