New Jersey is proposing rules that would force new homes to be built five feet higher over previous elevation standards in flood-prone areas.

Chronic flooding has long been a problem in New Jersey. Last year, Bergen County was ranked the second most at-risk county for flooding in the U.S.

The revised map takes effect July 8. If property owners now outside the flood zone still wish to insure their homes, their rates will decrease significantly, Shea said. When FEMA last revised its ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m.

Ithaca officials are preparing to adopt updated federal flood maps that could affect hundreds of property owners, according to the Ithaca Journal. The Common Council will vote April 16 on adopting ...