Marin Co.: Latino Residents Graduate Into Civic Engagement

For most of the graduates of a Latino-focused civic training course, it was their first time visiting the chambers of the Marin County Board of Supervisors. They had gathered with their ...

Flood Depth Grid dashboards helping predict future floods

What started as a class project for East Tennessee State University (ETSU) graduate students is now being used at the state ...
Kellogg School of Management

Introducing the Abrams Climate Academy’s inaugural cohort of Climate Action Fellows

The Abrams Climate Academy exemplifies the school’s commitment to interdisciplinary, socially responsible leadership. By ...
EMS1

State emergency managers sound alarm over new rules, delays for FEMA disaster grants

Grant cuts, new rules and a shutdown freeze are stalling hires and training, putting disaster readiness at risk ...
New York Post

State of emergency declared in NYC, Long Island and Westchester County as nor’easter slams area

A state of emergency has been declared in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County in New York as a powerful nor’easter that was tearing up the East Coast slammed portions of the Northeast on ...
The Denver Post

Flooding in southwestern Colorado declared disaster emergency by Gov. Polis

Floodwaters threatened hundreds of homes in southwestern Colorado over the weekend as heavy rains caused rivers and creeks in multiple counties to overflow. With more rain on the horizon Sunday, ...
Kiii3 News

Beeville declares water emergency, enters Stage 4 restrictions

“Worst case scenario is, we unfortunately go into a total water loss,” said Daniel Dorgan, who serves as interim city manager of Beeville, describing the unthinkable. Leaders gathered at the Beeville ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

City's only emergency housing shelter closed for weekends indefinitely

Effective immediately, Grand Junction’s only emergency shelter for the unhoused will be closed over the weekends indefinitely. The announcement from HomewardBound of the Grand Valley attributed the ...
KSL

Salt Lake City issues emergency declaration over flooding; relief fund launched

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city declared a state of emergency after its rainiest day in over a century resulted in flooding that damaged more than two dozen homes. Meanwhile, a prominent westside ...
Reuters

US agency halts emergency funds, demands state population data reflecting deportations

WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Friday it stopped distributing funds for emergency preparedness to states until they provide updated population ...
The New York Times

FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations

The agency is demanding certification that population counts, used to determine grant allocations, exclude people who have been recently removed from the country. By Scott Dance The Federal Emergency ...
Fox 23

Bill Smiley named as new emergency management director for Tulsa County

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa County has named Bill Smiley as the new emergency management director. His first day in the role was yesterday. Smiley comes in after the former director, Joseph Kralicek, ...