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Generous Response from Members Shores Up NECA Disaster Relief Fund

Article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News Article date: November 02, 2008

The National Electrical Contractors Association issued the following news release:

Just as electrical contractors are among the first responders when disasters occur, NECA members are some of the first responders with generous donations for emergency relief and offers of assistance to fellow electrical workers, families and communities in need.

The desire to help their industry colleagues who suffered terrible losses following Hurricane Katrina inspired the organization to set up the NECA Emergency Response Center and the NECA Disaster Relief Fund in 2005. Since then, the Relief Fund has ...

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Floods May be Linked to Development

Posted Jun 19, 08 10:52 AM CDT in US,  Business 

Floods May be Linked to Development
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(Newser) – Major development along the Mississippi since the last big flood in 1993 may have exacerbated the current crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nearly 30,000 homes have been built around St. Louis on land that was underwater then, forcing the river into a channel half the size it was 100 years ago, making it run higher and faster.  With the river expected to crest this weekend, debate has intensified over how much of the problem is man-made, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Bigger, stronger levees have made more wetlands viable for development, but that adds additional runoff to the flow, in turn increasing demand for taller levees, scientists and environmentalists say. "We're making these flood levels higher," one professor notes. "A stage of 38 feet was almost unheard of 100 years ago. Now it happens all the time."

More about:  Mississippi River • levees • Midwest floods • Army Corps of Engineers • national disaster relief fund

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(Newser) - The last bus out of New Orleans drove off at 3pm yesterday, leaving behind a virtual ghost town, reports the Houston Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 residents are left in the hurricane-threatened city, now subject to a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew. Some 1.9 million Louisianans have fled Hurricane Gustav—the biggest evacuation in state history. Three hospital patients died during the operation. More »

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 After the Deluge:
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Food prices may rise for years to come

Reuters Reuters Jun 30, 08 2:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Floods that ravaged the Midwest have begun to subside—but  the massive costs of weeks of rising water have only begun to be counted. The floods killed 24 people, left 38,000 homeless and destroyed billions of dollars of crops. The losses are likely to trigger food shortages and push up prices for years to come. More »

More about:  FEMA • corn • Mississippi River • St. Louis • Midwest floods • National Weather Service • Army Corps of Engineers • soybeans

 What to Do With the Sandbags? 

Less adrenaline, more toil ahead for Midwesterners

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 24, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sandbags were saviors for many in the Midwest flooding—but as the waters recede, the hefty lumps remain, often weighed down by all the toxins in the water, the Washington Post reports. Bags can weigh 60-80 pounds even when dry, so heaving one after another to the curb for pickup is a serious task, especially without the hordes of adrenaline-driven volunteers rushing to protect communities. More »

More about:  flooding • Mississippi River • levees • Midwest floods • sandbags

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