The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners received letters bumping them into high-risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its ...

Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee passed new rules for defining floodplains to comply with FEMA requirements in its meeting on Monday.

Once adopted, the maps will inform flood insurance rates and local floodplain management rules adopted under the , according to a news release from FEMA. The federal agency also encourages local ...

Each spring brings about the possibility of flooding in Iowa. Damage caused by flooding is often a standard exclusion in homeowner, renter, and property insurance policies. In most flood-prone areas, ...

About 40% of flood insurance claims are from people who live in areas that FEMA says have low or medium flood risk. One key issue with FEMA maps is that they're based on where flooding has occurred in ...