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Undocumented Immigrants Eligible For FEMA Flood Relief

Chicago Public Radio | Mike Rhee | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Albany Park, Fema, Midwest Floods, Undocumented Immigrants, Flood Relief Chicago, Immigrant Flood Relief, Kim Anderson, Albany Park Flooding, Chicago Flooding, Chicago News

Some residents in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood might not be taking advantage of federal flood assistance. Officials are especially concerned und...

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Thousands Seek Flood Relief Money

Southtown Star | Jim Hook | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Floods, Fema, Illinois Department of Human Services, Blue Island, Chicago Flooding, Glenwood, Chicago News

Ernest Hill came to the Illinois Department of Human Services office in Blue Island Thursday morning seeking financial relief from last month's devast...

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Greening Hollywood: TreePeople's L.A. 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Victoria Principal, Helping Hands, Andy Lipkis, Treepeople, Cisterns, Debby Ryan, Mayor Villaraigosa, Dorothy Green, Jeff Lake, Disney Environmentality, Platinum LEED Building, Robert Iger, Suite Life on Deck, Wildfires, Disney Kids, Disney, Los Angeles Green Schools, Reforestation, Heal the Bay, Greening Hollywood, Fema, California Wildlife Restoration, Red Cross, San Diego Foundation, Green News
Paige Donner

"We're doing a full retrofit of Los Angeles. L.A. 2.0. We're creating a sustainable prototype by retrofitting Los Angeles with a functioning forest."

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To the Presidential Candidates....Debate This!

Deirdre Imus | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Canditates, Environmental Health, Health, Vaccine, Presidential Debate, Children's Health, 2008 Election, Deirdre Imus, Superfund Trust Fund, Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, International Agency for Research in Cancer, Who, Vaccine Injury Compensation Act, Usda, Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Dr. David Graham, Superfund Waste Sites, Union of Concerned Scientists, National Institute for Environomental Health Sciences, Hurricane Katrina, American Chemical Council, Toxic Substances Control Act, World Health Organization, Environmental Protection Agency, Faroes Statement, The Surviellence Epidemiology and End Results, Chemical Related Illness, Vicp, Cog, Fema, Children's Oncology Group, Government Accounting Office, Epa, Dangerous Chemicals, Vioxx, Gao, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cam, Niehs, Seer, Iarc, Acc, Tosca, 100 Days, Politics News
Deirdre Imus

No question, the energy and economic crisis affect us all. But noticeably absent from the primaries and now the presidential debates have been any discussions about America's children.

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FEMA Opens Disaster Center

Chi-Town Daily News | Craig Kanalley | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Kim Anderson, FEMA Distaster Recovery Center, FEMA Disaster Center Chicago, FEMA Disaster Center, Fema, Federal Emergency and Management Administration, FEMA Disaster Center Albany Park, Chicago News

The new FEMA Disaster Relief Center in Albany Park was up and running yesterday, but there were few visitors. The office is new and word of it has yet...

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Why The CDC Ignored Formaldehyde Levels In FEMA Trailers

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Toxic, ATSDR, Respiratory Illnesses, Fema, Hurricane Katrina, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer, Fema Trailers, Formaldehyde, Green News

The Centers for Disease Control study (PDF) sounded reassuring when it was made public in 2007. Hurricane Katrina survivors didn't have to worry about...

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Formaldehyde In FEMA Trailers For Katrina, Rita Victims Prompted No Action From Government

LA Times | Mary Engel | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fema, Hurricane Rita, Brownie, Hurricane Katrina, Cancer, Extreme Weather, Formaldehyde, Politics News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to act for at least a year on warnings that trailers housing refugees from Hurricanes Katrina an...

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Operation USA Named #1 Privately Funded Charity

Richard Walden | Posted 11.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Disaster Relief, International Relief, Charity Navigator, Operation Usa, Personal Finance, Us Government, Worldbank, Nongovernmental Group, Fema, Non-Governmental Relief, Living News
Richard Walden

Most of the large brand name relief groups derive 20-75% of all their funds from US government agencies but non-governmental Operation USA is not beholden to political winds.

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The Ike Effect: Blowing Texas Blue

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: George Bush, Red States, Politics, Houston, Texas Politics, Hurricane Ike, Blue States, Living, Fema, Mayor Bill White, Market Regulation, Breaking News, FEMA Points of Distribution, FEMA Meals Ready to Eat, Category 2 Hurricane, Fema Hurricanes, Electricity, Federal Aid to Ike Victims, Ike, FEMA MREs, Galveston, FEMA PODs, Living News
Elizabeth Gregory

Lots of Houstonians, spared the direct coastal hit, made the most of the forced slowdown in pace.

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Galveston "Isn't Ready" For Residents -- Water, Sewer And Power Days Away From Functioning

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 10.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Galveston, Hurricane Ike, Ike, Hurricane Ike Texas, Fema, Extreme Weather, Green News

GALVESTON, Texas — There's a grocery store open for business on Galveston Island. Cell phone towers are connecting calls. More lights are coming...

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No FEMA Ice For Ike Survivors

ABC | MEGAN CHUCHMACH | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Fema, Hurricanes, Hurricane Ike, Ice, Extreme Weather, Ike, Home News

Hurricane survivors are being put at risk in Texas and other hot weather states because the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is no longer pr...

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Hurricane Ike Survivors Lash Out At FEMA

AP | PAULINE ARRILLAGA and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Hurricane Ike, Ike Survivors, Fema, Fema Hurricane Ike Survivors, Home News

HOUSTON — Hurricane Katrina made them worthless feds in windbreakers, a four-letter agency for which some couldn't find enough four-letter words...

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Ike and Gustav Reveal America Is Unready to Protect Children During Disasters

Mark Shriver | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Ike, Fema, Hurricanes, Disaster Relief, Children, Earthquakes, Hurricane Gustav, Politics News
Mark Shriver

While the federal disaster relief agencies are there to protect us, there is one tragic and gaping hole in our disaster relief system: the protection of our kids.

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FEMA Struggles To Provide Aid As Ike Survivors May Wait Weeks For Food, Water And Electricity

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 10.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Ike, Extreme Weather, Fema, Hurricane Ike, Texas, Green News

GALVESTON, Texas — About 250 people who withstood Hurricane Ike on a coastal sliver of land will be forced off it so crews can begin the recover...

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Brief, big lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav

Craig Newmark | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Fema, Hurricane Gustav, Media News
Craig Newmark

A lot in a few words? -- from Katrina you learn that you need a good platform, a culture of trust, then get out of the way -- twitter and blogging, ...

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Buddy Winston | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Woman, Fema, Vp, Hurricain, Female, Obama McCain, Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Buddy Winston

Coincidence? ...

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Laura On Katrina: Mistakes Were Made

The Swamp | Mark Silva | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fema, Hurricane Katrina, Laura Bush, Republican Convention, Hurricane Gustav, Politics News

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The soon-retiring President Bush, who was supposed to address the start of the Republican National Convention this evening, instead...

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Gustav Delivers Glancing Blow To New Orleans

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER | Posted 10.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Extreme Weather, Hurricane Gustav, Gustav, Louisiana, Gulf Coast, Fema, Green News

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glanc...

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McCain's Disastrous Politics of Gustav

Moira Whelan | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fema, John McCain, Hurricane Katrina, Republican National Convention, Hurricane Gustav, Politics News
Moira Whelan

McCain's suggestion of a visit will waste precious hours when hours and minutes make all the difference. It's a complete disregard for the mission and the government professionals at all levels attempting to keep people safe.

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Hurricane Gustav and the GOP: Eating McCain's Cake

Richard Walden | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, George Bush, Hurricane Gustav, Fema, John McCain, Hurricane Katrina, Politics News
Richard Walden

Political conventions have a long list of things each party is concerned with, but the aftermath of Katrina and the pendancy of Gustav deserve top billing this week.

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Morgan Freeman on Disaster Preparedness

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 09.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Hurricanes, Fema, Natural Disasters, Morgan Freeman, Environment, Grenada, Coastal Flooding, Hurricane Katrina, Sierra Club, Batman, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Sierra spoke with Freeman about PlanIt Now, a nonprofit he founded after Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada in 2004 that works to help people in the Gulf Coast and Caribbean ready their families and businesses for big storms.

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Bush Names Fay Disaster Areas: Four Counties In Florida Will Receive Federal Aid

AP | SARAH LARIMER | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Tropical Storm Fay, Tropical Depression Fay, Extreme Weather, Fema, Home News

MIAMI — Flooding left behind by Tropical Storm Fay forced residents in parts of northern Florida out of their homes Sunday, while the storm's re...

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John McCain as a Hood Ornament

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Good Government, Cronyism, Ronald Reagan, Liberals, George W. Bush, Marital Status, Bullies, Iraq, 2008 Presidential Election, Media, Michelle Malkin, Maggie Gallagher, Wall Street Journal, Michael McManus, Conservatives, Ceos, Pat Roberson, Katrina, George Allen, Wrecking Crew, John McCain, Regulatory Agencies, Rush Limbaugh, Brownie, Science, Fema, Gipper, Monica Goodling, Mary Matalin, Gangsters, Barack Obama, Thomas Frank, Armstrong Williams, Gingrich Revolution, Baghdad, New York Times, Lobbying Reform, William Kristol, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

The New York Times has William Kristol on its opinion page, and the Wall Street Journal now has Thomas Frank. What Kristol writes could be called scho...

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Louisiana's Landrieu Dogs FEMA and Protects Fourth Estate

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Congress, Fema Trailers, Fema, Freedom of Press, Mary Landrieu, Louisiana, Accountability, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

As a journalist who works regularly in Africa, I take press freedoms pretty seriously.

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Ban Ki-moon's Novel Idea: Countries Should Be Prepared For Disasters

DotEarth | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Floods, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Ban Ki-Moon, Disaster Damage, United Nations, Disaster Victims, Fema, Extreme Weather, Green News

After touring disaster zones on the wave-swept coasts of Myanmar and in the crumbled hills of China's Sichuan Province, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ...

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