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Homeowners in Louisiana’s fragile delta are living outside the Federal levee system — and with FEMA policy changing, they’re worried about the future.
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The Texas legislature is taking on a reform effort for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state’s troubled insurance pool for high-risk coastal houses.
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Richard Schifter’s house-with-a-view sits on a beautiful Nantucket bluff. But the ocean isn’t bluffing — and now the cliff is crumbling under Schifter’s footings. So Schifter is hedging his investment and moving the giant house back from the edge of destruction — swimming pool and all.
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On the New Jersey shore, well-off beachfront owners are fighting dune construction by public authorities. In New York, the situation is reversed: big-house owners are building their own dunes, over the objections of other townsfolk. The fight is less about the view than about the question: Who owns...
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FEMA is set to revise its recently released “advisory” flood zone maps for Staten Island, the agency has told local leaders. Many areas will change from V zones to A zones. Velocity zones in New Jersey, already incorporated into some towns’ zoning rules, may also shrink.
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Homeowners at “Somerset Run” in Franklin Township, New Jersey, have been complaining since 2003 that their Energy Star rated houses are drafty and expensive to heat. And they’re still not happy.
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The New York Times takes a look at the effort by homeowners in the Hurricane Sandy impact area to elevate their houses.
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Maryland communities are are charging property owners a yearly fee based on stormwater runoff, and attracting attention in the national press.
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A New Mexico court has ruled that the state board setting construction rules can’t overturn a building code without providing a reason.
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Hurricane Sandy’s effects still being felt. But next year’s hurricane season is approaching — and forecasters expect an active one.