In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...

TEXAS (TEXAS TRIBUNE) – Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20% of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding and one-fifth of the state's land is in a 100-year floodplain, according to ...

Waterbury flooded this July, though not as severely as during Tropical Storm Irene. A study commissioned by the town after Irene found that if a floodplain was built in Duxbury, the town could see ...

Moab is a growing town of 5,300 that up to 5 million people visit each year to hike nearby Arches and Canyonlands national parks, ride mountain bikes and all-terrain vehicles, or raft the Colorado ...

COATESVILLE, Pa. — For Alicia Milbourne, a new urgency and anxiety are sweeping through her neighborhood. “They’re scared,” she said. “There are sandbags. We got sandbags and everything ready.” The ...

Advocates opposed to the casino say the 50-acre parking lot should be a climate-resilient park instead. “Floodplains could ...

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Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20 percent of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding and one-fifth of the state’s land is in a 100-year floodplain, according to first-of-its-kind ...

Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20% of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding, according to first-of-its-kind data gathered as part of a statewide effort to harden Texas against ...