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Since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, more than 200 flood-prone Houston homes have been earmarked for federal grant funding so they can be elevated off the ground level. None of them have been raised to this point.

An annual waters summit hosted by a pair of North Carolina congressmen brought together local, state and federal administrators, experts and elected o...

The state’s Flood Resiliency Blueprint will be an online tool that compiles research and data about flooding in North Carolina in one place. This can be used to inform future plans.

NC DEQ Secretary Elizabeth Biser said Tuesday the tool is the start of “the largest statewide flood mitigation effort in the country.”

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Some say the study area is too small and should include Daytona's Beach Street corridor which floods persistently.

HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, and Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookvile, announced nearly $475,000 in state grants have been awarded for projects in Eldred, McKean County, and Galeton, Potter County.

ALOR SETAR: The Sungai Kedah/Sungai Anak Bukit Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) project here, which can solve flood woes in the city and Jitra, is expected to be completed on Sept 9.

For generations, Midtown residents have endured floodwater inundating their Daytona Beach neighborhood and homes. A study will soon seek solutions.

Improvements to protect homes from flood damage would be eligible for up to $10,000 in state matching grants if bills filed last week are enacted during the upcoming session of the Florida Legislature. The bills would expand the number of home improvement projects that currently qualify for matching grants under the My Safe Florida Home program. The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by ...