Flooding is the most common and expensive natural disaster in the United States. Since 1980, inland flood events alone have cost American taxpayers $146.5 billion. Last year set a new annual record of 22 billion-dollar disaster events, 17 of which ...

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Earmarking — often called “pork barrel” spending because lawmakers would divert funds to pet projects in their states — was put on hold a decade ago. Now, earmarks are marking a sudden and robust return, revamped and renamed.

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Flood damage has closed the southern end of the Baltimore region's light rail system for at least two weeks.

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Careful analysis indicates that to prevent or reduce future problems we cannot simply keep putting the town back together the way it was and expect a different result the next time

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After yet another devastating flash flood in Ellicott City, hundreds of residents and business owners are again asking themselves: Should I stay or should I go?

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A man remained missing Monday after flash flooding tore down a historic main street in a picturesque Maryland town.

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Maryland has been awarded about $1 million in federal funds to help reduce the risk of flooding in one of its cities.

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Some 123 business affected by the July 30 flooding in Ellicott City are being offered an extension on the quarterly filing and reporting requirement normally needed to comply with the state’s unemployment insurance law. In a letter sent to businesses ...

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Two Maryland breweries are teaming up to raise money for Ellicott City flood victims the way they know best, by brewing beer. Flying Dog Brewery and Jailbreak Brewing Company will release Watershed Moment Belgian IPA next week with 100 percent ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — As the renovation of the flood-ravaged downtown continues, a new concern has arisen: how to restore the historic authenticity of century-old structures that now need to be rebuilt. Business owners and residents were told Tuesday that they will get a ...

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