Waivers aim to streamline Lahaina rebuilding
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced Wednesday that the county will temporarily suspend Special Management Area rules for ...
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SMA permits suspended for wildfire-impacted Lahaina properties mauka of Front Street
A waiver of special management area rules for Lahaina wildfire survivors is expected to reduce rebuilding permit processing ...
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Three Key Themes in Trump’s Environmental Moves So Far
Here’s a brief rundown of where things stand on the environmental front, two weeks into Donald Trump’s second term—and a few ...
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Ocean Shores, Westport team up to combat erosion
The cities of Ocean Shores and Westport are planning to collaborate under the Grays Harbor County umbrella to combat their ...
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New House panel’s chair lavishes rare praise upon a state agency IT project
Despite a federal lawsuit over Florida’s Medicaid unwinding following the COVID-19 public health emergency, the online system ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
The process of issuing evacuation notices starts with ... A 2024 Hazard Mitigation plan directed the city's Emergency ...
As federal Helene funding for NC fell $10 billion short, local officials call for more aid
A group of Western North Carolina mayors and elected officials called for more action on funding as federal aid requests have ...
Judge slams Ofwat and government for not attending Thames Water hearing
The hearing comes at an existential moment for Thames Water, the UK’s biggest water company that is struggling under its £19bn debt mountain. If the court does not approve the emergency loan, the ...
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Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study
Background Uncertainty is defined as limited knowledge or lack of predictability about past, present or future events. The ...
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Where FEMA buyouts stand with several flood-damaged Siouxland towns
"We were told early on by professionals who do flood response that an event of this level takes three to five years and ...
Here’s How Trump’s Executive Orders Align With Project 2025—As Co-Author Nears Senate Confirmation
Trump has long distanced himself from the controversial policy blueprint Project 2025, but is still taking steps that reflect ...
Why buyout offers - like Trump's to federal workers - are a hard sell for employees
Wes Battle has been glued to the phone at his financial-planning office in Maryland for days, endlessly fielding calls from clients, most of whom work for the federal government. They all want to know ...