Fixing FEMA’s Flood Management Problem
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an opportunity to fix known problems with their flood insurance program that can improve protections for floo...
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Rains Restore Flows to the San Joaquin River, Benefiting Fish, Communities and Farmers
Photo: Dave Hunter For two years, the San Joaquin River has received no water due to the drought. But this week, water releases resumed, reviving the parched...
Digging out of the subsided hole we're in: Restore the San Joaquin River and its floodplains to recharge groundwater basins and stop subsidence.
Over the past month, there has been a flurry of articles about the land subsidence crisis unfolding in the San Joaquin Valley. Driven by excessive groundwater...
The Cost of Federal Inaction: Local communities, taxpayers and endangered species suffer as agencies drag their heels on floodplain management
Willamette River, Oregon. 1996 Flood. Photo: National Weather Service This week NRDC and eight other conservation and fishing organizations sent a letter to...
Alaska's Fiscal Crisis and Four Other Reasons to Stop Wasting Public Funds to Dam the Susitna River
By Monty Schmitt and Susan McGuigan Alaska's budget deficit requires focusing on essential public needs Earlier this week Governor Walker finally signed the...
The Science of River Restoration - The Mysteries of the San Joaquin River Are Unfolding
Not unlike an Indiana Jones movie where the mysteries of a lost Incan temple capture our attention, the San Joaquin River - lost for 60 years - has its own...