[Gift Article] ‘Pretty gross’: The toxic mix of fast-rising seas and septic systems
Septic systems are creating serious threats to public health and the environment as the South grapples with one of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth.
Anyone else notice the southern states in the #unintedstates are first in the #fema handouts line and also first to object to federal aid for anyone else?
FEMA update on the tornado outbreak earlier today: "Over the weekend 127 tornado touchdowns, 149 wind reports, and 173 hail reports have been reported in Regions VI and VII. The severe weather threat has diminished greatly." #FEMA#tornado#disasters
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FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’
"The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The state’s Republican politicians are fighting back."
"FEMA’s notorious 50 percent rule stipulates that if a home in a flood zone suffers damages worth more than half its value, it must be torn down and rebuilt so it’s elevated above flood level. "
@ai6yr I was at a wildfire summit this week with #FEMA , they covered this disaster and highlighted the Maui County after action that any emergency management minded person should read:
The National Recovery Framework and adjacent policy was made for hurricanes, not fires. The good news is that federal agencies are revising and loosening restrictions for recovery from fire events.
FEMA flood mapping for Ojai, California. Unsurprising for anyone who has lived in the area and been through ANY kind of rainstorm there. #Ojai#CAwx#flooding#rain#FEMA#FIRMS
FEMA:" The Emergency Manager Exchange (EMX) Program brings state, local, tribal and territorial emergency managers and government officials to Washington, D.C. to work with FEMA leadership on the development and implementation of policies and programs.... These are full-time, paid assignments and participants should expect to work 40 hours per week for FEMA. The exchange duration is 6 months between March and September 2024.
FEMA Leader Overseeing $4 Billion Fund to Pay Victims of New Mexico Wildfire Steps Down
Longtime agency official Angela Gladwell has overseen the fund to pay victims of a wildfire accidentally started by the federal government. Her departure comes amid criticism of FEMA’s handling of payments for damages.
"The City of Malibu is requesting proposals from qualified firms to provide technical advisory services related to a variety of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) topics, such as reviewing developments related to City and FEMA regulations, providing an assessment of the City’s FEMA Floodplain Administration, providing recommendations regarding the City’s participation in the FEMA CRS program, and other FEMA related projects... The contract will be for a period of three years. The City may extend this contract for an additional one year. The annual budget for these services is an estimated $25,000. " #fema