Flood insurance payments could rise up to 40 percent Flood insurance rate hikes to strike coastal co
The next wave from Sandy is about to hit coastal homeowners. But unlike the hurricane of October 2012, it won’t displace people all at...
Value of oceanfront homes likely to plummet if federal sand subsidies disappear
Besieged by rising seas and ever more violent storms, many East Coast communities now slow the erosion of their beaches by reinforcing...
Climate Adaptation and Policy-Induced Inflation of Coastal Property Value
Abstract Human population density in the coastal zone and potential impacts of climate change underscore a growing conflict between...
Town could face penalties over FEMA map
North Attleborough recently asked the federal government what would happen if it didn’t accept the new FEMA flood map, and now the town...
Massachusetts ranks low in flood insurance claims
MARSHFIELD – Since the 1950s, 32 states have declared major flooding disasters at least 20 times due to the catastrophic effects of...
FEMA Opens Review To Every Single Hurricane Sandy Flood Insurance Claim After Fraud Allegations
Bowing to mounting pressure from U.S. lawmakers to compensate all Hurricane Sandy victims who may have been cheated out of flood...
Senator: FEMA Will Re-examine More Cases, Reform NFIP Claims Process
A top Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official has committed to taking aggressive steps to make sure victims of Superstorm...
Senators call for FEMA hearings following 60 Minutes report
The Senate Banking Committee needs to hold hearings as soon as possible to investigate the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
The Storm after the Storm
The following is a script from "The Storm after the Storm" which aired on March 1, 2015. Sharyn Alfonsi is the correspondent. Oriana Zill...
