Front Line groups call on Congress to put environmental justice first in federal Build Back Better bill / Insider NJ / 10/29/2021 On the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, leaders from NJ THRIVES, a coalition of grassroots groups at the front lines of climate change, sent letters to members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation calling Read More »
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Flood insurance reform bill debuts on Sandy anniversary
Flood insurance reform bill debuts on Sandy anniversary / NJ Spotlight News / 10/29/2021 By Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent With the threat of more storms due to climate change, leaders say more funding needs to go into figuring out how to prevent damage in the first place New Jersey’s two U.S. senators and fellow members Read More »
Superstorm Sandy anniversary: ‘Release people from the clawbacks,’ those affected plead
Superstorm Sandy anniversary: ‘Release people from the clawbacks,’ those affected plead / Asbury Park Press / 10/29/2021 By Mike Davis Nine years after superstorm Sandy tore through the Jersey Shore, activists say there’s still work to be done. Members of the New Jersey Organizing Project, a grassroots advocacy group for Sandy victims, on Friday highlighted Read More »
Superstorm Sandy Survivor: Not All Damage Is Visible
Superstorm Sandy Survivor: Not All Damage Is Visible / Jersey Shore Online / 10/29/2021 By Stephanie Faughnan STAFFORD – Several iconic photographs serve as a remembrance of Superstorm Sandy’s wrath nearly a decade ago. Meanwhile, some victims suffered damage not overtly visible from the exteriors of their homes. “If you looked from the outside Read More »
Pallone, Kim Hold Press Conference on Forgiveness of New Jersey Community Disaster Loans
Pallone, Kim Hold Press Conference on Forgiveness of New Jersey Community Disaster Loans / Insider NJ / 10/5/2021 Toms River, NJ – Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) held a press conference today on forgiveness of outstanding balances of Community Disaster Loans (CDLs) made to municipalities in New Jersey to help them Read More »
Finish the Job: Forgive Sandy Clawbacks
It’s been almost 9 long years since Superstorm Sandy. In those years, some of us were able to get home, others lost their homes forever, and some of us are still fighting to get home. Many are home but being asked to pay back funding they received by the state grant program RREM. Both individual Read More »
Government forgives FEMA loans from Superstorm Sandy. Here’s what it means
Government forgives FEMA loans from Superstorm Sandy. Here’s what it means / News 12 / 10/5/2021 By News 12 Staff Jersey Shore towns still owing millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency loans following Superstorm Sandy will get a much-needed break – the loans were forgiven by the government.” Saving a million here, 2 million there Read More »
FEMA revamps flood insurance risk assessment; national flood insurance rates could skyrocket
FEMA revamps flood insurance risk assessment; national flood insurance rates could skyrocket / News 12 / 10/4/2021 By News 12 Staff Homeowners across New Jersey who carry national flood insurance could see rates skyrocket as the Federal Emergency Management Agency revamps its risk assessment following a summer of devastating floods. Sen. Bob Menendez wants a pause in this new risk Read More »
Homeowners brace for more expensive flood insurance as FEMA launches changes to program
Homeowners brace for more expensive flood insurance as FEMA launches changes to program / CNN / 10/1/2021 By Drew Kann and Ella Nilsen (CNN)Homeowners in flood-prone areas are bracing for rising insurance rates as the Federal Emergency Management Agency launches a revamp of its flood insurance program. The changes to the National Flood Insurance Program mean than three-fourths Read More »
Gottheimer must stand with residents to pass Biden Build Back Better agenda
Gottheimer must stand with residents to pass Biden Build Back Better agenda/ TapInto / 9/23/2021 By SALLY GELLERT Nine years ago, I was active here in Bergen County making sure Superstorm Sandy survivors were able to access assistance and rebuild. And for years I have been active for a full and fair Superstorm Sandy. It is Read More »