State officials discuss water infrastructure funding
Participants at Wednesday’s discussion on water infrastructure funding. SCREENSHOT
Published: 2/25/2021 2:51:27 PM
State and local officials met remotely Wednesday night to discuss the importance of locating funds for local and regional water suppliers and treatment facilities.
“While we often don’t think enough about our water and wastewater infrastructure, and it’s sometimes not the most exciting topic on the table, I think it’s easy to agree that the work of local and regional wastewater utilities has never been more critical,” said Kathleen Theoharides, secretary of the state Executive Office of Energy and Affairs.
New US strategy would quickly free billions in climate funds
By Christopher Flavelle New York Times,Updated January 25, 2021, 4:52 p.m.
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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 â Federal officials, showing how rapidly the Biden administration is overhauling climate policy after years of denial under former president Donald Trump, aim to free up as much as $10 billion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect against climate disasters before they strike.
The agency, best known for responding to hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, wants to spend the money to preemptively protect against damage by building sea walls, elevating or relocating flood-prone homes, and taking other steps as climate change intensifies storms and other natural disasters.
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An aging drainage system for the Dakota Square Mall area won’t last much longer, according to engineers. Money for a more modern system is the big hurdle, and the Minot City Council took a step it hopes will address that obstacle in approving an application for a federal grant Tuesday.
The city is seeking about $9.4 million from the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The city wants to resolve flooding potential associated with the Puppy Dog Coulee, one of the five major drainage basins around the city of Minot. The drainage basin is about 9,500 acres, most of it outside city limits. In comparison, that’s about the equivalent of 53% of the city’s land area, according to Minot City Engineer Lance Meyer.
Published: Friday, January 22, 2021
David Hayes. Photo credit: James Berglie/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom
David Hayes, special assistant to the president for climate policy, has called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reform its flood standards. James Berglie/Zuma Press/Newscom
A top White House climate adviser denounced fiscally irresponsible repeat spending on disaster after disaster and said the government should improve the nation s resilience to floods and other perils.
David Hayes, President Biden s special assistant for climate policy, says in a new article that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should encourage states to develop climate resilience plans to help them incorporate risks from warming into disaster recovery.