Showing:
Natural Disasters 
-
- Stateline Story
Report: Sandy Inundated East Coast With Sewage
Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters last October inundated East Coast with sewage. Researchers have now estimated how much flowed from crippled treatment plants. more
-
- Stateline Story
Federal Cuts Could Harm Flood Forecasting
As climate change increases the likelihood of extreme droughts and floods, experts say shutting off the stream-flow gauges could have costly consequences. more
-
- Stateline Story
Report: Insurers Ill-Prepared for Climate Risks
Just 23 out of 184 large companies doing business in the U.S. follow a comprehensive plan to address climate change risks, according to a survey conducted by insurance regulators in California, New York and Washington. more
-
- Stateline Story
Obama Sends $50.5 billion Sandy Relief Package to States
Federal aid is finally headed to the Atlantic Coast states, three months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged their shores.
more -
- Stateline Story
Alabama’s Dam Oversight Void Stirs Safety Concerns, Confusion
Alabama is the only state that doesn’t regulate dams, leaving thousands of aging structures never inspected or regulated in any way. It likely includes dams built over a century ago, and hundreds the state doesn’t know exist. more
-
- Stateline Story
Northeast Governors Outraged About Sandy Aid Delay
Frustration boiled over on Wednesday, the day after the U.S. House, finishing up a compromise to avert the nation’s “fiscal cliff,” scrapped a vote on the $60.4 billion relief plan approved last month by the Senate.
more -
- Stateline Story
At New Jersey Gas Pumps, Life Returns to Normal
Governor Chris Christie announced Monday the state would end gas rationing in 12 New Jersey counties, signaling major progress made in restoring power and fuel delivery to areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy. more
-
- Stateline Story
New Jersey Officials: Displaced Sandy Victims May Vote By Email
New Jersey voters displaced by Hurricane Sandy may cast their ballots using fax or email, state officials announced Saturday, prompting concern among some computer security experts. more
-
- Stateline Story
After Sandy, Some Homeowners Spared from Costly Hurricane Deductibles
Governor Tom Corbett added Pennsylvania to the growing list of states — including Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — where governors and insurance regulators have told insurers to spare homeowners from the costly deductibles after the superstorm whirled across the East Coast, causing heavy wind and flood damage to property and leaving millions without power. more
-
- Stateline Story
State Officials Brace for Impact as Sandy Nears East Coast
State emergency managers rallied every resource as a unique megastorm swirls closer to landfall, threatening to bring a potentially deadly combination of hurricane force winds and historic surge levels to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coast, along with heavy Appalachian snows. more
-
- Stateline Story
Jindal Stays Put as Isaac Swirls Toward Coast
This week was supposed to be Bobby Jindal’s time in the limelight — a chance at complete redemption for the Louisiana governor, whose star in the Republican Party is rising once again. But a hurricane named Isaac thought otherwise. more
-
- Stateline Story
Alabamans Get Sales Tax Holiday for Storm Supplies
State hopes discounted storm supplies will prompt residents to prepare for emergencies more
-
- Stateline Story
Ohio Governor Declines Federal Disaster Aid
TODAY'S TAKE: While the governors of Indiana and Kentucky accepted federal disaster relief after devastating tornadoes, Ohio Governor John Kasich declined, saying his state could handle the recovery on its own. more
-
- Stateline Story
States May Lose Crucial Flood-Predicting Tools
Due to state, federal and local budget shortages, the U.S. Geological Survey may shut off hundreds of streamflow gauges across the country, increasing danger in flood-prone areas.more -
- Stateline Story
A Record Year for Disasters—and Promises of Federal Help
States have received federal disaster assistance more times in the first nine months of 2011 than in any other year. But the surge in disasters comes at a time when states, localities and the federal government are struggling to find money to pay for relief. more
-
- Stateline Story
Infographic: Disaster Declarations Climb
The past few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. more
-
- Stateline Story
East Coast States Prepare for Hurricane Irene
TODAY'S TAKE: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Virginia declared states of emergency ahead of the storm, which is expected to make landfall on Saturday (August 27). more
-
- Stateline Story
Missouri Governor Wins Plaudits for Disaster Response
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Tornadoes and severe flooding have devastated Missouri this spring, spurring Governor Jay Nixon to take the lead in helping communities recover. more
-
- Stateline Story
Snow Puts Strain on State and Local Budgets
TODAY'S TAKE: The heavy snowfall that has blanketed much of the mid-Atlantic region in recent days already has exhausted an entire winter's worth of state and local cleanup budgets in some places.more -
- Stateline Story
Summary of the Iowa Condition of the State Address
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) called on lawmakers Jan. 12 to eliminate certain tax breaks and adopt his "government efficiency" proposals that he said could provide enough savings to allow the state to restore recent cuts in education and other key programs and invest in more "green-collar" jobs. more