flood insurance

Interest Groups Cash In on $1.4 Trillion Spending Bill

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Dec 16, 2019 The legislation would forestall a government shutdown this weekend and give President Trump steady funding for his U.S.-Mexico border fence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Florence Flooding Spreads as Storm Heads Northeast

CHUCK BURTON / The Associated Press Sep 17, 2018 Food and water are delivered to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 mostly cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters, as helicopter and boat crews pull people from swamped homes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Florence’s Surge Is Expected to Hit Homes That Already Cost the Government Millions

Lisa Song and Al Shaw / ProPublica Sep 17, 2018 The storm is pummeling coastal towns where sea levels are rising and where homeowners have been repeatedly bailed out by federal flood insurance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Lack of Flood Foresight ‘Costing Us a Fortune’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host delves into how the way the federal government finances flood recovery is resulting in damaging cycles that could be avoided. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flood Insurance

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Using Outdated Data, FEMA Is Wrongly Placing Homeowners in Flood Zones

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2013 From Maine to Oregon, local floodplain managers say FEMA’s recent flood maps — which dictate the premiums that 5.5 million Americans pay for flood insurance — have often been built using outdated, inaccurate data. Homeowners, in turn, have to bear the cost of fixing FEMA’s mistakes. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )