Residents who live or plan to build in flood-prone areas of Woodward County could face challenges obtaining flood insurance ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. FEMA is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats.

Talk to any scientist long enough, and eventually they’ll bring up an old aphorism: all models are wrong, but some are useful. Even with better data, and more sophisticated tools to collect it, ...

LOWER MERION, Pa. (CBS)-- Hundreds of residents in Lower Merion will be receiving letters from the township in the next couple of weeks letting them know that they are being affected by some changes ...

New, updated floodplain maps in Florida’s St. Johns County will give residents a much better reading of their flood risk and give emergency management better insight into which areas may present flood ...

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MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County operated off the same floodplain maps for roughly 40 years, but soon that will be changing. A draft map of the latest floodplains is out amidst a years-long process ...

A 1977 executive order mandates federal agencies avoid direct or indirect floodplain development when alternatives exist.

In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...