WV and National Disaster News - July 26, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Disaster Recovery

• West Virginia recovering 60 days after emergency declaration (Fayette Tribune)
• FEMA grants over $5.6 million in disaster assistance following early April storms (WCHS)
• FEMA Assistance Available for West Virginia Survivors following April 11- 12 Storms (WV EMD)
• SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Businesses and Residents of West Virginia for April 11-12 Storms (WV EMD)
• Tyler Mountain VFD Chief and board resign amid community tensions (WCHS)

Flood Insurance

• WV Reminds Local Governments, Non-Profits of Flood Insurance Requirements in Flood Zone Areas (Insurance Journal) - from article: “Penalties in the form of reductions in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relief funds are possible for entities that fail to purchase adequate flood insurance on all property located in identified flood zones.'"
  

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery 

• Spring, Texas woman has words of advice for FEMA applicants seeking reimbursement (KPRC News 2) 

Environment & Energy

• EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution (ABC)
• Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia (Associated Press) - groundwater coming out of abandoned coal mines contains rare earth elements and other valuable metals that are vital to making everything from electric vehicle motors to rechargeable batteries to fighter jets smaller, lighter or more powerful.

• Wildfires spur evacuations, air quality warnings in US (Axios)
• Park Fire in Northern California more than tripled in size in its 2nd day (CBS News)
• Man arrested in connection with California wildfire that has burned more than 160,000 acres (ABC News) 
• Keller, Washington evacuated on Colville Reservation as Swawilla fire swells (Spokesman Review) 

OTHER

• Do Doomsday 'preppers' have a point? Here's what we can learn from them (National Geographic)​ - In an age of record-breaking hurricanes and global pandemics, preparing for the worst no longer seems so far-fetched. Here are some of the key lessons you can learn from doomsday preppers.​

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