Santa Rosa assembling task force to tackle thorny conservation issues
With residents angered by damage to area waterways, the task force will revise codes around erosion, clear cutting and alternative subdivisions.
FEMA delay on flood rating assessment means no flood insurance relief
The $1 billion Comite River Diversion Canal Project is nearing its final years. At the moment....DOTD estimates the project ...
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Bill would establish Alaska alternative to federal flood insurance program
The national flood insurance program costs Alaskans too much and provides too little in benefits, the bill's sponsor says.
Asphalt shingle roofs lose wind resistance after 10 years, Florida officials say
Degradation from the sun will weaken the shingles, which are petroleum based, after a decade, state officials said at a ...
Grand Forks Herald2d
Proposed Walz bonding bill falls short of flood control needs in Red River Basin, managers say
There’s a current need for $139M in Flood Hazard Mitigation funding for projects across the state, including $48M in the Red ...
10 passengers presumed dead in Alaska plane crash
The U.S. Coast Guard has found the wreckage of a plane believed to be a regional flight that disappeared in Alaska. All 10 ...
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Flash Flood Warnings in Los Angeles: Navigating the Dual Threat of Rain and Wildfires
Los Angeles rain wildfires has recently faced a series of environmental challenges, with significant rainfall following ...
Unemployment in D.C. Nearly Doubles as Trump Aims to Shrink US Government
Unemployment in Washington, D.C., has nearly doubled after President Donald Trump invoked a hiring freeze and mandated a ...
The U.S. jobs report missed the immigration surge. Now it's catchup time.
It turns out government bean-counters failed to capture the massive surge in immigration in 2022 and 2023 that raised the supply of workers in the labor force.
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EIB Approves €2.4 Billion in Financing for Clean Energy, Infrastructure, and Global Connectivity Projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €2.4 billion in new financing to support a range of projects across Europe, including clean ene ...
Peninsula Clarion on MSN6d
After delay, borough adopts updated flood insurance maps
The assembly had previously postponed the legislation amid outcry from the Kenai River Keys Property Owners Association.
Huffman Dam assessments to increase in wake of needed repairs; How that affects property taxes
The Huffman Dam and the other four earthen dams that we have have protected over 2100 times in the last 100 years.” ...