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Category: Gulf Coast

Posted inDisaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Housing, Louisiana

How to navigate FEMA aid: Advice from a former employee

by Carly Berlin September 23, 2021January 14, 2022

We’ve been fielding your questions about navigating federal assistance after Hurricane Ida. A longtime FEMA employee has some answers.

Posted inDisaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Louisiana

‘Do I even qualify?’: Deadline looms for $500 FEMA aid following Ida

by Carly Berlin September 21, 2021October 5, 2021

The deadline for Louisiana residents impacted by Hurricane Ida to apply for Critical Needs Assistance from FEMA is Wednesday, September 22. But applicants’ experiences have varied widely, leaving many to wonder what makes someone eligible for the aid.

Posted inAlabama, Gulf Coast, Infrastructure, Justice, Public Health

‘Infrastructure apartheid’: Africatown’s fight against toxins, new toll bridge

by Lyndsey Gilpin September 16, 2021January 14, 2022

The historic Alabama town is already surrounded by polluting industries. An impact study says traffic avoiding a proposed toll bridge would only make the air more toxic.

Posted inClimate, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Louisiana

‘Life-threatening situation’: FEMA says power outages—not just storm damage—may qualify Louisiana residents for evacuation aid

by Carly Berlin September 4, 2021January 14, 2022

Earlier this week, the agency said that only people with damaged homes would qualify.

Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Public Health, Water

A year after Hurricane Laura, southwest Louisiana ‘still in limbo’

by Carly Berlin August 27, 2021January 14, 2022

As extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, multiple disasters in southwest Louisiana during the pandemic show how unequipped disaster aid systems are during compounding events.

Posted inEnergy, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Public Health, Water

Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities are underreported by federal safety agency

by Sara Sneath August 18, 2021August 26, 2021

Nearly half of known Gulf of Mexico worker fatalities didn’t fit the agency’s reporting criteria.

Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Gulf Coast, Justice, Public Health, Water

Toxic floodwaters threatened a Florida jail. Nearly 800 were locked inside.

by Jenn Hayes August 11, 2021January 14, 2022

Many rural jails and prisons face environmental pollution and flooding, but they aren’t often considered in emergency planning.

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