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Published: Friday, February 26, 2021 Mississippi tornado. Photo credit: Thomas Graning/Associated Press A man searches for belongings after a tornado ravaged Tupelo, Miss., in 2014. The state failed to spend millions of dollars in federal disaster aid in the years that followed the storm. Thomas Graning/Associated Press The money should have been a bonanza: After tornadoes killed 11 people in Mississippi in early 2014, the federal government approved $14 million to help fortify the state again...

Governor Greg Abbott today provided an update on the state’s response to winter weather and power outages.

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday provided an update on the states response to winter weather and power outages. As part of his update, the governor declared a new emergency

Governor asks Legislature to mandate winterization of Texas’ power system 

Deadline to apply is Feb. 12

TtInspires: Christina Hendrick, Post-Disaster Programs Deputy Director TtInspires: Christina Hendrick, Post-Disaster Programs Deputy Director Closing the gap between emergency practitioners and federal funding programs to improve mitigation, post-event recovery, and community resilience Published 02-01-21 Christina Hendrick is Tetra Tech’s deputy director of post-disaster programs. She joined our Disaster Recovery Group in Houston, Texas, just after Hurricane Harvey struck in 2017. Christina ...

FEMA and the State of South Dakota have awarded more than $3.7 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to four South Dakota cities for the purchase of flood prone properties and their removal from the floodplain.  These acquisition projects will allow property owners to relocate away from high-risk flood areas and prevent damage from future flooding events. The breakdown in Federal funds includes: §  §  §  §  The $3.3 million from FEMA represents a 75 percent cost-share ...

FEMA approves funding for four flood-prone South Dakota communities © Provided by Sioux Falls(Mitchell) KSFY FEMA SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - FEMA and the state of South Dakota have approved more than $3.7 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to four flood-prone cities. The funds will be used to buy flood-prone properties and their removal from the floodplain. According to FEMA, the purchases will allow property owners to relocate away from high-risk flood areas. The b...

New US strategy would quickly free billions in climate funds By Christopher Flavelle New York Times,Updated January 25, 2021, 4:52 p.m. Email to a Friend President Biden speaks to reporters at the White House on Friday. Emergency management officials aim to funnel up to $10 billion into preventing climate disasters.Anna Moneymaker/NYT WASHINGTON — Federal officials, showing how rapidly the Biden administration is overhauling climate policy after years of denial under former president Donal...

Nebraska City News-Press As 2020 came to a close, the Northeast Nemaha County Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) received positive updates on several infrastructure projects that are key to recovery for the region. “I am pleased to report a contract was signed between the City of Peru and the Auburn Board of Public Works solidifying the plan to join the City to BPW’s water supply,” said David Pease, mayor of Peru. “This allows the engineering design and planning for construction to move fo...