ASHEVILLE - If a series of floodplain ordinance amendments are not adopted by the city of Asheville, the city's status in the National Floodplain Insurance Program — which provides insurance to ...

Courtesy photo. Federal Emergency Management Agency Acquisition and demolition of flood-prone residential properties, or “buyouts,” helps communities restrict the land as open space in perpetuity to ...

The urgency of the situation was underscored by comments from neighborhoods like Laurel Meadows and Southgate where homes ...

Restoration dollars from the IRA mark the latest chapter in stewardship across the Cosumnes River watershed, where sandhill ...

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Commission member Gina Pilcher says her career-experience as an architect makes her uncomfortable with plans for a six-building storage facility bordering Lollis Creek and the adjacent flood plain.

Researchers discovered that Homo erectus adapted to hyperarid conditions in Tanzania one million years ago, challenging ...

Wildlife are central to nature’s contributions to people (NCP) but are often overlooked in NCP policy and management. This Perspective presents evidence for the integral role of wildlife in ...

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Floodplain mapping plays a crucial role in understanding and managing flood risks. It is based on modelling that predicts flood flows and their potential impact on our community. This mapping ...