Several local governments in Oregon are pausing their lawsuit against new national flood insurance restrictions while negotiating with federal officials to end the dispute. By effectively prohibiting ...

WASHINGTON — It’s a simple rule, designed to protect both homeowners and taxpayers: If you want publicly subsidized flood insurance, you can’t build a home that’s likely to flood. Cities Widely Ignore ...

Single-Family Zoning Forces Development Into Flood Zones In Long Island and Westchester, over 95% of residential land is ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

KERR COUNTY, Texas — After the July Fourth flooding in Kerr County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be partnering with a Texas agency to reevaluate flood risk maps. But what does ...