Congress Flood Insurance Overhaul Stalled In Washington
Congress shows little enthusiasm for the costly steps needed to overhaul the National Flood Insurance Program. Katrina and Rita exposed its $20 billion debt and flawed structure while lawmakers only raised the borrowing limit. Experts say raising rates for over a million policyholders, especially high risk coastal and vacation homes, is the starting point.
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Washington
Congress
Midwest
Robert Hunter
Consumer Federation of America
Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States
Storm cleanup begins in saturated Midwest
Ohio residents removed waterlogged carpet couches and upended refrigerators as cleanup started after floods that Gov. Ted Strickland called devastating. FEMA and state officials seek a major disaster declaration for north central Ohio amid deaths and widespread damage. Tornadoes touched down across Wisconsin Michigan power restored to most, and Bush declared five southern Wisconsin counties disaster area.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted Strickland
Strickland
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Yi Tawa
Midwest
Michigan
National Weather Service
Feith
Fenton
Weather Service
Bush
Wisconsin
Castro signs new essay without addressing health
Fidel Castro, 81, signed a lengthy essay published Sunday saluting Eduardo Chibas, offering no hint about his health amid rumors of his death. He has not appeared publicly for over a year and official media highlighted school-year prep as rumors persist in Miami.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Miami
Raul
Felipe Perez Roque
Brazil
Juventud Rebelde
Eduardo Chibas
Cuba
Orthodox Party
Chibas
Fulgencio Batista
Youn
Venezuela
Iraq
Coal ash pollution grows as scrubbers cut air pollution
The EPA urges cleaner coal plant emissions while ash toxicity rises as chemicals used to reduce air pollutants alter ash composition. Much of the ash ends in landfills, raising concerns about arsenic and mercury leaching into groundwater despite reuse. Environmental groups call for tighter regulation and continued coal plant emission cuts.
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Omaha, Neb
Bruce Dockter
Energy and Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota
EPA
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Lisa Evans
Earthjustice
United States
American Coal Ash Association
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