The state Department of Environmental Protection has gone on the offensive, countering what it says are myths about its ...

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

Highlands, a shore town that oversees Sandy Hook Bay, is losing $12M in FEMA funding, a federal official confirmed.

Four Southern New Jersey counties have been declared disaster areas as farmers grapple with severe drought, the United States Department of Agriculture said. Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and ...

Fire hazard severity zone maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk”. They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being ...

Fire hazard severity zone maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk”. They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being inundated by ...

Key takeaways Recent catastrophic floods in Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia—driven by heavy rainfall, mountainous ...

A dangerous flood emergency unfolded across the middle of the country on Sunday, after a days-long run of deadly storms drenched the parts of the South and Midwest. NBC News' Maggie Vespa has more.

The time for preparation has ended, and people need to take action. A flash flood emergency is rare and issued only when there is a high likelihood of catastrophic damage and a severe threat to ...

“This funding is another example of why FEMA’s disaster recovery mission is essential – especially for a densely populated, flood-prone state like New Jersey,” Pallone said in a statement ...

Lovato told Reda she will still be voting no on the zone change since there is a FEMA 100-year flood zone on the rear of the property. While Reda said the flood plain is fixable, Lovato said her ...