FEMA gives Boston, MBTA $13M to reduce flood risks Boston and the MBTA will receive nearly $13 million from the from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect neighborhoods and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. 01/21/2025 - 8:01 am | View Link
As I See It: Mapping Newburyport’s future flood risks Standing in Market Square, I sometimes wonder: will this area be underwater in my lifetime? It’s not a question of imagination anymore, rising seas and storm surges are reshaping coastal ... 01/16/2025 - 7:00 pm | View Link
New NOAA dataset to help improve flood mitigation tools, flood-risk assessment The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). This comprehensive dataset—known as ... 01/14/2025 - 8:09 am | View Link
NOAA model designed to help assess coastal flood risks The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an online tool that planners can use to help assess coastal flood risks. 01/13/2025 - 11:34 am | View Link
New FEMA maps bring Florida’s flood risks to forefront While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners received letters bumping them into high-risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency released its widely ... 01/10/2025 - 6:07 am | View Link
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2025. There are 343 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U. S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. (The court would overrule Roe v. Wade in 2022, in the decision Dobbs v.
General Daily Insight for January 22, 2025
Don’t rush, there’s time to get there! As the sensitive Moon struggles with confusing Jupiter, personal expansion might have an emotional learning curve. Extending our inner lives and broadening our horizons may seem overwhelming and yet unavoidable. On the bright side, Luna allies with dedicated Saturn for a soothing trine at 8:39 pm EST.
Melissa Etheridge performs during the first concert at the newly renovated War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Melissa Etheridge enters the stage for the first concert at the newly renovated War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025.
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But they aren’t pushing back on the decision.
“We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forward,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, repeating his frequent response to questions about Trump’s promises of retribution from his first term.
Thune did not say whether he supported or opposed the pardons, which rattled many on Capitol Hill who lived through the attack and fled the mob of Trump’s supporters as they violently broke into the building and halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management.
The memo follows an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs that could touch on everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority farmers and homeowners.
The memo direct agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m.