With disasters increasing in frequency, severity, and cost, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a new financial incentive for applicants to rebuild in ways that will make them more ...

As we discussed in Part I of this series on the proposed Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 (H.R. 4669) (FEMA Act), the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure ...

The Vischer Ferry Dam on the Mohawk River on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Clifton Park, N.Y. A Vischer Ferry Dam project could lose $24 million in FEMA funding, set to help mitigate ice jams and ...

Twenty states are taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to cancel a federal program that helped communities guard against floods, wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the unlawful termination of the Federal ...

A federal judge has ordered FEMA to reinstate $200 million in grants to improve climate vulnerabilities of infrastructure across North Carolina.

The District Development Commissioner Reasi, Nidhi Malik today chaired a review meeting to assess the status of ...

A drone view shows an area flooded by the Snoqualmie River in Fall City, Wash., on Dec. 9 as an atmospheric river brought rain and flooding to the Pacific Northwest. (David Ryder / Reuters) As ...