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Lawmakers: Gov't Fully Equipped To Handle Tornado Disaster Recovery

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake...

Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Ok...

Operation Urban Shield: Protecting the Homeland

Renee Parsons | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Renee Parsons

Despite the advantages of Federal government largesse of unlimited funding and manpower and an enormous bureaucracy, there remains a fundamental question of whether any amount of money, training or preparation can defend against or anticipate a lone-wolf, homegrown kind of attack.

Family Affected By Sandy Now Facing Health Crisis

Brian Penny | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
Brian Penny

It's been six months since Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast. While the media and majority of the American public have largely moved on to other...

Report Raises Questions About Misused Katrina Relief Funds

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators said Wednesday that as much as $700 million in federal aid intended to help some 24,000 Louisiana families el...

Avoiding Post-Disaster Scam Artists

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.20.2013 | Business
Jason Alderman

Have you ever turned on the light in a dark basement and shuddered as cockroaches scurried away? I get that same sense of revulsion whenever I hear about unscrupulous swindlers taking advantage of the victims of natural and manmade disasters.

Heroes and Hope In Hotel Hell: The New Diaspora of Hurricane Sandy

Sandi Bachom | Posted 05.19.2013 | New York
Sandi Bachom

If there is a gift in all this, it's that these kids have a glimpse of a possibility of life past the projects.

Lucia Graves

Environmentalists Decry Paul Ryan Budget

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.14.2013 | Green

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Tuesday released his budget proposal calling for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline and slashing the discre...

Prepare Now for Natural Disasters

Jason Alderman | Posted 03.06.2013 | Business
Jason Alderman

Once your physical safety has been assured, you'll inevitably need to access important financial and legal records. Taking these few steps now will make accessing such information much easier when the time comes.

House Passes Sandy Aid For Certain Group

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 04.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to allow houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy to receive federal dis...

Superstorm Sandy Conundrum: Rebuild or Retreat

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.09.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

For many storm victims whose homes were battered or destroyed by Sandy, the answer is "rebuild." Governor Cuomo has an alternative. Homes destroyed on...

Ex-FEMA Director Sparks Social Media Controversy

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.04.2013 | Politics

A former George W. Bush administration official is drawing fire for a comment he made in the middle of Sunday's Super Bowl blackout. Ex-FEMA Direct...

'Got Mold? Cold? FEMA?' Hurricane Sandy Nightmare Continues in Rockaway

Sandi Bachom | Posted 03.26.2013 | New York
Sandi Bachom

The comparisons to Katrina are inevitable -- with one big difference. It wasn't five degrees in New Orleans.

35,000 Buildings Are Added To Flood Zone Map

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 03.30.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — Twice as many homes and businesses in and near the city would be in flood zones under new maps that may force more property-owners to...

Thousands Displaced By Sandy Still Awaiting Flood Aid

Patch | Edward Van Embden | Posted 01.28.2013 | New York

In New Jersey, thousands of families are still displaced with little indication of when and if they’ll be able to return to their pre-Sandy lives. T...

"It's Easy To Blame Government"

Radley Balko | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

Well, yes. It is. Especially when government is clearly at fault. There's a lot going on in this video, but it all revolves around regulatory inco...

Thousands Of Displaced Sandy Families Find Shelter In Hotel Rooms

AP | KATIE ZEZIMA and MEGHAN BARR | Posted 01.25.2013 | Impact

TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Diane Burstein spends her days sifting through apartment listings and disaster paperwork and her nights lying awake with worry, he...

Sandy Couldn't Stop the Beat at Bongo -- Restaurant Opens in Record Time!

Dar Dowling | Posted 01.25.2013 | Home
Dar Dowling

A killer lobster roll, to die for mac and cheese, and dream-worthy oysters are just a few of the reasons why Bongo is one of my favorite restaurants. About two weeks after Sandy, Bongo was up and running, thanks to hard work, determination and love.

Senate Sets Vote For Sandy Aid

AP | Posted 03.26.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate is set to vote Monday on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help victims of Superstorm Sandy. Northeast lawmakers...

Jersey Shore's Businesses Are Still Struggling To Survive

Asbury Park Press | Nicquel Terry | Posted 03.26.2013 | Small Business

ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- Almost three months after superstorm Sandy, dozens of business owners are struggling to reopen while others say patrons don't kno...

Families Displaced By Sandy Face Hotel 'Checkout'

Newsday | Maura Mcdermott | Posted 03.13.2013 | New York

Nearly 1,000 Long Island households displaced by superstorm Sandy are waiting to find out whether their federal funding for hotel rooms will be extend...

Hurricane Sandy and the Merits of Manufactured Housing

Andrea Levere | Posted 01.08.2013 | Politics
Andrea Levere

In reality, today's manufactured homes have about as much in common with RVs or "Katrina trailers" as mini-mansions have with Buckingham Palace.

Who Should Pay the Costs of Climate Disasters?

David Morris | Posted 03.10.2013 | Politics
David Morris

The confluence of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy and the agreements at Cancun and Doha by richer nations to help pay for adaptation and mitigation as well as assist the victims of climate change has brought to the U.S. and the world the centrality of the question.

4.4 Million Cubic Yards Of Debris

Newsday | Bill Bleyer | Posted 03.10.2013 | New York

Superstorm Sandy damaged or destroyed 95,534 buildings in Nassau and Suffolk and left behind 4.4 million cubic yards of debris, according to the lates...

Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking

Ellen Brown | Posted 03.09.2013 | Business
Ellen Brown

Many homeowners were strained by mortgages that were underwater prior to the storm, and their properties have now depreciated to the point of having no market value at all. They have no choice but to try to rebuild, but how can they take on more debt?