LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- FEMA's floodplain maps, which are the government's best estimates of who will flood in a massive storm, are said to be flawed. A new study suggests FEMA failed to consider ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – An empty parcel in the Town of Union is about to get much higher in an effort to escape the ...

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, ...

An old golf course along the Mississippi River was piled high with construction debris after the Great Flood of 1993. Now two developers want to resurrect the site by building an entertainment complex ...

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 ...

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 ...

How can a region scarred by fire welcome back wildlife and biodiversity? The Finn Rock Reach restoration project is an effort to rehabilitate an area of the McKenzie River that was scorched by the ...

(TNS) - Like many floodplain communities, Packwood faces extra hurdles to its development. New structures must be elevated, building permits are more cumbersome and septic systems must be far more ...

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 ...

About 12 acres of Newport News are in a floodplain. To mitigate the higher risk of flooding in those areas, the city wants to recruit community members to help develop a plan to address the problem.