by Delaney Nelson | Dec 19, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance program is at risk of financial insolvency due to outdated flood risk mapping and an unsustainable business model, putting communities around the country that experience flooding at risk of damages...
by Delaney Nelson | Nov 30, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration should spend more money for research on pipeline leaks because a majority have gone undetected due to outdated data collection technology, leaving people unaware whether hazardous substances may be endangering their health,...
by Delaney Nelson | Nov 23, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Environmental experts recommended Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency allocate more resources on studying the health and environmental impacts of PFAS chemicals and prioritize getting information from affected communities in its research on...
by Delaney Nelson | Nov 20, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Top federal disaster and weather officials called on Congress last week to invest in natural hazard-resilient infrastructure and data collection to reduce the deaths and financial losses caused by the increasing number and intensity of windstorms such as...
by Delaney Nelson | Nov 18, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Tribal leaders and experts called on lawmakers Thursday to invest much more money in tribal climate resilience efforts and elevate Indigenous knowledge in climate change decision-making. Indigenous people across the country have lost nearly 99% of their...
by Delaney Nelson | Oct 27, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Emergency management officials from Washington and other Western states on Tuesday called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to improve mitigation measures for wildfires and make the agency’s disaster relief easier to access and more transparent....
by Delaney Nelson | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Two days after the Environmental Protection Agency released a plan to address PFAS chemicals, lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday that the agency’s plan will leave communities across the country waiting too long for regulations. Testifying before the...
by Delaney Nelson | Oct 13, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Over 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the House Natural Resources Committee approved Democratic legislation Wednesday to implement stricter regulations on offshore oil drilling operations. Earlier this month, a leaking pipeline off the...
by Delaney Nelson | Oct 5, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — One month after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, legislators called Tuesday for faster and more effective disaster responses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which some said has kept their constituents waiting for federal aid for far...
by Delaney Nelson | Sep 29, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON —In order to curb the effects of extreme weather events, emergency management leaders said Wednesday that the federal government needs to increase state and local funding for natural disaster preparedness and simplify the Federal Emergency Management...
