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Three Native American tribes who face major climate threats are the first recipients of money from a new federal program

Fri, 2022-12-02 17:28 — mike kraft
Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S.
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Climate migration is about to explode. Cities will bear the brunt.

Wed, 2022-11-30 10:14 — mike kraft
Climate migration is about to explode. Cities will bear the brunt. With planning, some mayors see an opportunity to flip a crisis into an opportunity. Dave Levitan Grid News
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U.S. rental evictions are piling up as Covid-era support ends and rents climb

Mon, 2022-11-07 09:14 — mike kraft
Evictions are piling up across the U.S. as Covid-era protections end and rents climb Eviction filings have been increasing since the spring in many places and the problem is expected to get worse in the coming months as federal rental assistance runs out. NBC News
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Superstorm Sandy followup: Recovery far from equal

Wed, 2022-10-26 12:40 — mike kraft
Superstorm Sandy legacy: Recovery far from equal on NY shore NEW YORK (AP) — Even before Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters surged over New York City’s Rockaway Peninsula, there was an air of decay in Edgemere, a far-flung seaside neighborhood long pockmarked with boarded-up homes and vacant lots with waist-high weeds. AP NEWS
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US nursing homes with previous violations to face tougher federal penalties

Mon, 2022-10-24 12:46 — mike kraft
Failing US nursing homes to face tougher federal penalties WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will face tougher penalties if conditions don't improve at their facilities, the Biden administration announced Friday. The intensified scrutiny on some nursing homes, where more than a million people are housed, comes nearly two years after COVID-19 exposed subpar care and extreme staffing shortages that had long festered in the facilities. AP NEWS

 

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How one Minnesota county has been rapidly housing the homeless since the pandemic

Mon, 2022-10-17 08:44 — mike kraft
How one Minnesota county has been rapidly housing the homeless since the pandemic | CNN Politics With financial help from the federal pandemic aid packages passed by Congress, Hennepin County has been able to move at lightning-fast speed to implement a multilayer plan addressing housing and homelessness -- work that usually moves at a snail's pace. Katie Lobosco CNN

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Florida: Biden and DeSantis join together in hurricane Ian recovery effort

Thu, 2022-10-06 17:31 — mike kraft
Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild as he comforted local residents alongside Republican Gov. AP NEWS

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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters on Air Force One that the cost of rebuilding will be significant: “It will certainly be in the billions and perhaps one of the more costly disasters that we’ve seen in many years.”...

 

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In U.S, homelessness surging in many cities as COVID assistance ends

Thu, 2022-10-06 11:09 — mike kraft
Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California's capital, massive tent encampments have risen along the American River and highway overpasses have become havens for homeless people, whose numbers have jumped a staggering nearly 70% over two years. AP NEWS

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A look at how States spent federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls

Thu, 2022-09-29 18:13 — mike kraft
States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls Standing 14 stories tall, the Docking State Office Building is one of Kansas' largest and oldest state workplaces. It's also largely vacant, despite a prime location across from the Capitol. So Kansas officials are planning to spend $60 million of federal pandemic relief funds to help finance its demolition and replace it with a slimmed-down, three-story building designed to host meetings and events. AP NEWS

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Puerto Rico: The eco-friendly homes that didn’t lose power after Hurricane Fiona

Thu, 2022-09-22 10:45 — mike kraft
The eco-friendly homes that didn’t lose power after Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico Story at a glance  Thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still without electricity and clean water after Hurricane Fiona struck the island on Sunday.  The hurricane reached the island’s … Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech The Hill

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