Bill would add protection for homeowners during natural disasters
February 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Republican Sen. Spencer Berry said his Fargo home found itself up against rising water during the 2009 flood. Continue Reading
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Kosovo avalanche kills 9; one child pulled out alive (VIDEO)
February 12, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of pageRescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both her parents and at least seven of her relatives in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo. Continue Reading
N.D. Senate approves millions in disaster relief
November 10, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Flood-impacted communities and oil and gas counties are one vote away from millions of dollars in additional disaster relief. On Thursday, the North Dakota Senate unanimously passed the disaster relief bill. The House is expected to approve the bill today. Continue Reading
Bank of N.D. may offer $30K disaster loans to homeowners
November 8, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Part of the North Dakota Legislature’s disaster aid bill offers loans of up to $30,000 to homeowners who were hit especially hard by this year’s floods. Continue Reading
New FEMA official tours Devils Lake
October 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
‘Reading about it, seeing it on videotape doesn’t do it justice’The flood-plagued community of Minnewaukan, N.D., likely will have to wait until spring to start building the infrastructure streets, water and sewer lines in West Minnewaukan, where a portion of the town will be relocated to escape the rising Devils Lake. Continue Reading
Gore links climate change to Great Lakes water quality issues
October 13, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Former Vice President Al Gore linked climate change to a rash of environmental catastrophes, from floods in Pakistan to drought in Texas and rampant algae blooms sucking oxygen from Lake Erie. Continue Reading
OUR OPINION: Don’t hold disaster relief hostage
September 22, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
In 2005, Slate magazine asked an interesting question: When it comes to natural disasters, is any U.S. locality safe? The online magazine’s bottom-line answer: No. Continue Reading
Disaster aid impasse could trigger federal shutdown
September 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Talk of a federal government shutdown is escalating as Congress appears unable to resolve a dispute over federal disaster aid, with Republicans insisting that assistance be paid for with spending cuts elsewhere in the budget. Continue Reading
Disasters in U.S.: An extreme and exhausting year
September 3, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. And now, unusual hurricane-caused flooding in Vermont. Continue Reading
AP IMPACT: Quakes pose greater risk to U.S. reactors
September 1, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data. The nation’s nuclear regulator believes a quarter of America’s reactors may need modifications to make them safer. Continue Reading
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