Items Tagged with 'disasters'

Innovator shares how industry can encourage the same intrapreneurship that allowed him to create tech company just sold to Autodesk for $1B

STORM Act becomes law, authorizing FEMA to grant money to states for resilience revolving loan funds but $200-million appropriation to fund it doesn't start until 2022.

Forecasters fear the tropical storm is just the first of many this season.

Measure proposed by House members from the flood-battered Midwest,would establish a fund to support loans for resilience projects.

The damage to North Carolina’s business and infrastructure from Hurricane Florence in early September is estimated at $12.7 billion, according to a report from the governor’s office, and the tally is climbing still. 

Massachusetts was granted federal assistance to help with recovery efforts related to nor'easters that slammed the state in March. 

Money includes $18 billion for Puerto Rico and an unprecedented $16 billion for mitigation projects in 11 states and territories.

Houston engineer Drew Molly kept the city's drinking water system operating by the skin of his teeth during Harvey. A new innovation hub looks to prevent such near misses.

A consortium of government agencies and private utilities unveiled a $17.6-billion plan.