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WASHINGTON -- Earlier this week, the Biden-Harris administration announced the launch of a new Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation program, led by the Department of the Interior, to assist tribal communities severely impacted by climate-related environmental threats.

FEMA has approved more than $2 million in federal funding to Perry County for the acquisition of properties affected by the July floods in Eastern Kentucky. The cleared properties will

Kevin Guthrie, the states emergency management director, said communities have to work resilience into recoveries from hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

A little more than $9 million in federal money has been acquired to rescue a flood-relief project in Orlo Vista.

As climate change threatens residential areas, a longtime federal home buyout program – designed to eliminate risk to people and property – has become

Korkut Onaran, author of Urbanism for a Difficult Future, has developed community planning ideas around self-sufficient places that rely on local technology.

The Gila County Board of Supervisors was updated Tuesday, Oct. 25 on the status of the Campaign Creek Buyout Program. Steve Sanders, director of Public Works, also asked the board

A project to prevent future flooding in Orlo Vista was supposed to begin this month but it’s been sidetracked by rising costs.

The new town in Florida, which saw minimal damage and no power outage, is reportedly an example of how a hurricane "can be a distraction instead of a disaster."

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis recognized the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael by announcing over $126 million in new awards for communities impacted