Disaster planning

Miami property insurance so costly that 20% skip getting it

Property insurance costs have gotten so high in Miami, that more than one-in-every-five homes do not have coverage, a study from Valuepenguin found. Nationwide, in the nation’s 50 largest metro areas, homeowners spend an average of 7% of their expenses on property insurance. But in Miami, 13.1% of monthly homeownership costs go toward coverage, followed […]

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20 states sue FEMA over cuts to disaster prevention program

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over its plan to shut down a major disaster mitigation program, arguing the move is illegal and puts communities at risk amid growing climate threats. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, argues that the

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