These Floridians Rebuilt Houses in Flood Zones. Now FEMA Is Cracking Down.

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When US homeowners buy subsidized flood insurance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, they make a commitment to build back better after flood disasters, even if it costs them. FEMA’s notorious 50 percent rule stipulates that if a home in a flood zone […]
Jake Bittle

The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu

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An unusual outbreak of the disease has spread to dairy herds in multiple U.S. states.
Sabrina Tavernise, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Eric Krupke, Alex Stern, Lisa Chow, Patricia Willens, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto, Sophia Lanman and Chris Wood