Author: Zoya Teirstein, Grist

    July 12, 2025

    This Texas County Asked for Disaster Resilience Help. The Flood Came First.

    By Zoya Teirstein, Grist

    Actions at the federal level make it more likely that communities will be caught flat-footed as extreme weather events become more intense and unpredictable.

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    March 24, 2022

    FEMA is Giving Homeowners Money to Prepare for Floods — or Move Away

    By Zoya Teirstein, Grist

    The $60 million fund, called the Swift Current initiative, will be administered through FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program and is part of $3.5 billion allocated for flood mitigation assistance grants by the bipartisan infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden last fall.

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