Sentences with phrase «hurricane recovery efforts as»

All nine crew members had helped with hurricane recovery efforts as part of the 198th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the Bucaneros, which flies out of Base Muniz in the northern coastal city of Carolina, according to the Guard's Adjutant General Isabelo Rivera.

All nine crew members had helped with hurricane recovery efforts as part of the 198th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the Bucaneros, which flies out of Base Muniz in the northern coastal city of Carolina, Rivera said.

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are marching to protest pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts as anger grows across the U.S. territory over looming austerity measures.

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In addition to pledging a total of $ 3 million in grant funding to recovery and relief efforts to assist pets and pet owners in need, the company's PetSmart Charities philanthropic arm coordinated deliveries of several truckloads of critically needed pet food and pet supplies as part of its Buy A Bag, Give A Meal program to communities deeply impacted by the hurricanes.

Meanwhile FEMA Adminstrator Brock Long named Justo Hernández as the Federal Coordinating Officer to lead the recovery effort for Hurricane Irma in the affected areas.

She described Cuomo as «a reasonable person to work with» and lauded him for a serious effort at keeping to a 2 % annual limit in state spending increases and for his efforts at assisting her district's recovery from Hurricane Sandy.

Cuomo replaced Stack (without, insiders said, even the courtesy of a «heads - up» phone call) as head of the Nassau Interim Finance Agency with Jon Kaiman, who starts working for Cuomo as a paid staffer Monday, overseeing the ongoing, hugely expensive Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts — spending for which is subject to review by NIFA.

Staten Island City Councilmen Vincent Ignizio and James Oddo took a trip to New Orleans in late January to try to learn from the city's recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina, and said they were shocked to learn about some of the problems homeowners faced as they tried to raise their homes on pillars to prevent damage from future floods.

From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and deputy comptrollers hear testimony about the city's Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts as Stringer hosts the second hearing of his office's Sandy Oversight Unit; Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn.

The power of hurricanes Irma and Harvey as well as the 8.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico demonstrate the critical need for well - planned readiness, response and recovery efforts.

Although some education reforms like the development of the state - run Recovery School District (RSD) began before Hurricane Katrina, the storm fueled the development of new mandates and forced a redefininition of the school system in an effort to reopen schools as quickly as possible.

Education reporting on the hurricane recovery efforts in Texas and Florida was steady and strong, including this Washington Post piece about kids returning to school and a Miami Herald piece about school workers doing double duty at 42 schools operating as shelters.

A resource page for DOT emergency relief and disaster recovery efforts as states, communities, and transit agencies work to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

Even as good Samaritans worldwide hurry to help the people of Mexico with rescue and recovery efforts after this month's massive earthquakes, the people of Puerto Rico need assistance, too, after a hurricane ravaged their island.

As Houstonians work to recover from Hurricane Harvey's devastating flood waters, HCDD has been at the center of the response and recovery efforts.

A special thanks to U.S. Rep. Gene Green of Texas, who shared some thoughts about energy production associated with his Houston - area district, as well as an update on recovery efforts there after Hurricane Harvey, during an API Hill communicators event on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Tesla deployed solar to Puerto Rico as it began its recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria, quickly restoring power to a Children's Hospital on the island at a time when conventional fossil fuels were offline and electrical grids were down.

As we pause to consider those we have lost from Hurricane Sandy and focus on the immediate recovery efforts for those who have lost their homes, power, water and other life sustaining necessities, we are reminded of the real and devastating effect that are being caused by rising sea levels.