Sentences with phrase «rebuilding after the hurricanes»

A group of volunteers helping South Texas rebuild after Hurricane Harvey is in need of a place to stay.

Now that Puerto Rico is moving into recovery and rebuilding after the Hurricane Maria disaster, billions of dollars in federal disaster spending are flowing to the island.

Ricardo Ramos, who had been the executive director of PREPA since March, became a «distraction» from the island's efforts to rebuild after the Hurricane Maria disaster, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said a press conference on Friday.

«Given the substantial amounts of taxpayer dollars that will be invested in Puerto Rico for rebuilding after Hurricane Maria, these findings raise grave concerns about PREPA's ability to competently negotiate, manage, and implement critical infrastructure projects without significant independent oversight,» they wrote in a memo Monday to committee chair Rep. Rob Bishop (R - UT).

Now some of that is going to be inevitable, the need to rebuild after a hurricane in Florida, or potentially in Puerto Rico, some of it is going to be we need to build more houses because our young people haven't got anywhere to live.

In the latest hit, both Staten Island lawmakers were removed from a bill giving $ 4 million in property - tax relief to homeowners rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.

Former Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway, for instance, posted a memo online defending the administration's record on rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.

It's unknown how much Puerto Rico would need to rebuild after the hurricanes.

As Puerto Rico rebuilds after Hurricane Maria, we share a vision for a cleaner, more resilient electric grid with solar and battery - based energy storage.

At the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival having just spoken on a session on rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina I was walking with colleagues from Architecture for Humanity when the issue about the state of school facilities came up.

For each dispenser design submitted for the Happy Hands Contest, Deb will donate $ 2 to Helping Houston Rebuild to aid schools rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey.

Lone Star Strong Story and photos by Glenn Cook Texas schools rebuild after Hurricane Harvey blast

As Houston recovers and rebuilds after Hurricane Harvey, we are grateful for the monetary and in - kind donations from supporters in our community and across the nation that helped protect and support animals affected by the storm.

Large dogs, you'll recall, are numerous in the parish southeast of New Orleans because many residents used them to guard their properties while rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.

A number of piers or docks, quickly rebuilt after Hurricane Mitch washed them away, jut out into the sea.

The Caribbean Tourism Organisation has activated a relief fund to help families and countries rebuild after hurricanes, particularly in the wake of the massive category five Hurricane Irma, which has impacted a number of member countries.

NY1's «Inside City Hall» program recently featured Architecture Professor Ron Shiffman in a roundtable discussion on New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's plan for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.

Yes, it costs more to rebuild after a hurricane than it used to, but this is because more people live in locales that are vulnerable to hurricanes — and their homes are bigger and fancier than they used to be.

Given the loss of life and the huge costs of rebuilding after hurricanes, it is essential to do whatever we can to avoid dangerous warming and protect coastal communities for ourselves and our children.

As Texas and Florida rebuild after Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, they should plan for future climate change and design infrastructure that can respond to and recover from extreme events.

However, New Orleans was one of the very few markets with rising housing starts in 2006 and 2007 because of the need to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.

Rebuilding after Hurricane Ike, Sidney believes Galveston is the best place in Texas to live, work and play.

Not exact matches

And while similar rebuilding efforts in Florida after the 2004 hurricanes led to a greater acceptance of concrete building in that state, ICF makers appear to have their work cut out for them in the Deep South.

For Cramer, the main market - moving theme was Hurricane Harvey and the nationwide push to rebuild Texas after the devastating storm.

Since its founding in 2006, six months after Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, the organization has rebuilt more than 1,300 homes across seven disaster - impacted states.

Hurricane Harvey flooded the homes of thousands in the Houston area — but it also revealed heroes like Wil Scott who didn't only help in the immediate crisis, but continue to volunteer, long after the waters receded, to help others rebuild their lives.

After Hurricane Katrina hit, some 100,000 New Orleans residents decided to stay in the Houston area to rebuild their lives.

Similarly, lawmakers took the step after Hurricane Sandy of mandating that anyone rebuilding infrastructure with taxpayers» help had to build it at least one foot higher to prevent future flooding.

Close to three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, many Puerto Ricans are struggling for survival and fighting to remain, reclaim, and rebuild.

«Permanent Work funding from FEMA is the main source of federal assistance to help a community repair and rebuild its public infrastructure after a natural disaster, and there should be absolutely no ambiguity that the federal government intends to provide this crucial assistance to help Puerto Rico build back after Hurricane Maria,» they wrote.

After Hurricane Katrina, FEMA spent $ 9.9 billion rebuilding the New Orleans area as part of this program.

Immediately after the hurricane, the market expected the Fed to «pause» its rate hiking cycle to make funds available for the rebuilding effort.

After Hurricane Ike in 2008, the Episcopal Church relief team rebuilt more than 150 homes in nearby Galveston, Texas.

After Hurricane Katrina Dooky's did close for two years to rebuild, but with assistance of many, Dooky Chase's remains the premier restaurant for authentic Creole Cuisine

The Army Corps of Engineers is ending its work to rebuild Puerto Rico's electric grid despite fears the island's government won't be able to restore power on its own to more than 16,000 people who remain blacked out eight months after Hurricane Maria.

«New York is home to more Puerto Ricans than any other state in the country, and our hearts break for our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters as they begin to rebuild after the unimaginable devastation of Hurricane Maria,» Cuomo said in a news release.

«New York is home to more Puerto Ricans than any other state in the country, and our hearts break for our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters as they begin to rebuild after the unimaginable devastation of Hurricane Maria,» Cuomo said.

We are trusting Congress to act accordingly on January 15th and pass the final $ 51 billion instrumental for long - term rebuilding in order for New Jersey, New York and our people to recover after the severe devastation of Hurricane Sandy.»

After suffering extensive damage to their home during Hurricane Sandy three years ago, their house has now been rebuilt and elevated under the city's Build it Back program.

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino: «South shore homeowners in Hempstead Town were slammed by Hurricane Sandy, and neighbors continue to rebuild their homes and their lives more than four years after the Superstorm.

The MTA is also facing the daunting task of not only continuing to rebuild and repair after Hurricane Sandy, but also working to mitigate the damage from future storms.

President Donald Trump scoffed at «politically motivated ingrates» who had questioned his administration's commitment to rebuilding Puerto Rico after a pulverizing hurricane and said the federal government had done «a great job with the almost impossible situation.»

France said two people had been killed on St Barts and St Martin after the two eastern Caribbean islands were hit by Hurricane Irma, and announced it would set up an emergency fund to help them rebuild.

Queens lawmakers denounced Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday for failing to vote on a recovery package that would help New York and New Jersey rebuild after being ravaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The two discussed how the then - State Senate majority leader had Mr. Mangano, a fellow Long Island Republican, urge his friend the Democratic governor to support public - private partnerships, or P3s, to rebuild water infrastructure — which required extensive reconstruction after 2011's Hurricane Sandy.

A day after the administration released the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force progress report, three U.S. federal agencies have announced plans for remapping parts of the East Coast, where Hurricane Sandy altered seafloors and shorelines, destroyed buildings, and disrupted millions of lives last year.

The initial set of science lessons focuses on renewable energy, environmental sustainability, clean and potable water, and terrestrial ecosystems — topics that are not only relevant immediately after Hurricane Maria, but to rebuild a stronger and more resilient Puerto Rico.

In 2012, Kessler Foundation hosted «Rebuilding Lives After Hurricane Sandy: A Benefit for People With Disabilities» in support of Hurricane Sandy survivors with disabilities.

After Hurricane Katrina, the federal government provided $ 1.8 billion to rebuild New Orleans schools, but even that wasn't enough to cover all the costs for a long - neglected system, let alone set any money aside for continuing maintenance and inevitable replacement costs or major problems.

«Caroline returned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to use her business skills to help rebuild the state's failing educational system,» said Freeman School Dean Ira Solomon.