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The House of Representatives recessed on Wednesday without acting on emergency aid for the victims of Superstorm Sandy.
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For one Queens, NY family recovering from Hurricane Sandy, Christmas arrived on schedule — if only as a quiet, low-key version of the usual raucous celebration.
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Thousands of homeowners and businesses face the challenge of recovering from that destruction, and the first line of defense for many is their flood insurance.
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Emergency legislation to provide funding for hurricane recovery is bogged down in the lame-duck Congress, as Democrats and Republicans spar over the details
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Low-lying Delaware is one of the Atlantic Coast states with a major exposure to ocean flooding, and sea level rise could damage the state badly.
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Since 2007, Florida has required contractors to reinforce the wall-to-roof connection during some remodeling or re-roofing work.
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New York City authorities are planning to re-draw the maps that define the areas in the city at risk from flood.
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Rebuilding will not mean simply putting back what was there — in many cases, homes will have to comply with tougher standards than before.
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The methods insurance estimators use are a far cry from the way most contractors estimate.
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Hurricane Sandy has generated hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of paying work for residential contractors, but that work is not going to be easy — and the money to be made is not going to be easy money either.