WV and National Disaster News - December 9, 2024

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West Virginia
 
 Avian Flu 

• USDA Announces Nationwide Avian Flu Milk Testing  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Infrastructure

• Ravenswood receives $32M for wastewaster treatment facility  (The Parkersburg News & Sentinel)
• 20 water quality projects receive nearly $92,000 in grant funding  (CNHI News)
• WVDEP awards grant funding to 20 watershed groups (WBOY-TV)

Landslides

• See where landslides are the biggest threat in West Virginia (MSN News)

Opioid Settlement

• People with lived experience not getting say on most opioid settlement funds  (The Associated Press)
• Opioid lawsuit settlement money going towards renovating local day report center  (CNHI News)
• State, local leaders call for more education, data related to drug epidemic to bolster response  (West Virginia Watch)

Pollution

• ​Lawsuit Filed Over PFAS Discharge From Chemours Plant  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Weather

• A week of ever changing temperatures with rain and snow chances ahead  (WVNS-TV)
• While rain is coming out way, could there be more snow too? (WDTV-TV)
• Rain Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures dropping Wednesday (WTAP-TV)

National News

Disaster Recovery

• Florida Disaster Nomad: Life after a storm chasing FEMA funding (WFTS news 28) – article profiles a homeowner who suffered repetitive flood losses. Jennifer Gans' home on a canal has flooded four times since 2020 and the article talks about the pros and cons of elusive FEMA aid.

Fire Red Flag Warning

• 'Particularly Dangerous Situation': Red Flag Warning issued for parts of Southern California (KTLA News 5)  - Red flag warnings are in effect for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds.

Disaster Recovery

• Sheriff 'sets the record straight' after TikTok influencer 'spreads misinformation' about Helene (WYFF) – Sheriff Griffin responded to the influencer by saying, "FEMA has not told anybody that they can't be down there. FEMA has not kept anybody out of that area. FEMA has not, is not controlling the access to this road that the West Virginia coal miners created. This has absolutely nothing to do with FEMA. This all came through the state and it's because private property owners still have rights. These rights weren't suspended just because a hurricane came through."
• HUD extending pause on foreclosures in areas affected by hurricanes through April 11 (Augusta Free Press)

Weather

• Winter forecast update: Weather tug-of-war to unfold over US (AccuWeather)
• Windy storm to bring heavy rain, flood threat to the Northeast (AccuWeather)
• Millions in Northeast face flood threat from rapid snowmelt as warmer temperatures fuel soaking rains (Fox Weather)
• Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end (North State Journal)

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