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Multifamily housing hit hardest by Wilma

Brittany Wallman and Jeremy Milarsky of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel analyzed hurricane damage reports to show that in Broward County, “condos and apartments were hit the hardest, accounting for 55 […]
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Gulf Coast homeowner loans lagging

Leslie Eaton and Ron Nixon of The New York Times used federal data to show the pace of homeowner loans in the Gulf Coast is lagging. “The Small Business Administration, […]
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Calif. county unprepared for disaster

Bob Cuddy, Sarah Linn and Leslie Griffy of The Tribune reviewed San Luis Obispo County's disaster documents to show that the county was vulnerable in case of a major disaster. […]
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'High hazard' dams unregulated and in need of repairs

Eric Hand, Todd Frankel and Jaimi Dowdell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch examined the state of dams in Missouri and Illinois, following the failure of a dam in southeastern Missouri. […]
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FEMA program in New York 'dreadfully flawed'

Russ Buettner, Heidi Evans, Robert Gearty, Brian Kates, Greg B. Smith and Richard T. Pienciak of the Daily News in New York used FEMA data to show that the federal […]
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Region unprepared for disaster

Joe Mahr and Phillip O'Connor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch find that "repeated recommendations from all levels of government in an eight-state region of the central United States have been […]
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Flawed homes go unrepaired in hurricane-prone area

Mc Nelly Torres of South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that, despite an engineer's independent study showing workmanship and materials that did not meet standards in a hurricane-prone area, homeowners have been […]
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Major cleanup planned in New Orleans

Randy Lee Loftis of The Dallas Morning News reviewed government test results to show that the Army Corps of Engineers is planning one of the biggest environmental clean ups ever […]
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FEMA awards millions in extra payments after Katrina

Sally Kestin, Megan O'Matz and John Maines of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel continue their investigation into waste and fraud swirling around Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster aid, this time focusing […]
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Breakdowns in equipment thwart forecasts

Debbie Cenziper of The Miami Herald used forecast verification reports to show that breakdowns in crucial weather-observing equipment are foiling forecasters at the National Hurricane Center — the nation's first […]
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