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New York reviews methods to prepare, respond to future disasters

The NYS 2100 Commission, a panel put in place to issue recommendations for how New York should spend some of the $60 billion it received to recover from superstorm Sandy that hit October 29, released its preliminary report on ways to harden infrastructure in case of future emergencies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Rockefeller Foundation […]

January 8, 2013

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New York needs $42 billion for Sandy cleanup

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that his state needs $26 billion to clean up and restore after the damage Sandy caused and to prevent such destruction from taking place again, UPI reported. Cuomo, along with the state’s congressional delegation, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and county officials from Nassau, Suffolk and […]

November 28, 2012

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California port builds $54 million tsunami-resistant harbor

Port officials from the California coast town of Crescent City are spending $54 million to build the West Coast’s first harbor able to withstand the toughest tsunamis, the Associated Press reported. The funding for the new structure was spurred by a tsunami that hit the California coast in 2011. Sparked by a Japanese earthquake, the […]

November 27, 2012

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Sandy volunteers: In a war zone, a shoulder is as good as a hammer

In order to help clean up and repair some of the damage Hurricane Sandy wrought on the East Coast last month, many of you will no doubt volunteer. Good for you. Construction folks, their trucks, tools, skills and equipment are always needed after something like this. Having helped do the same after Hurricanes Ivan and […]

November 26, 2012