A number of native black poplar whips—young unbranched trees—were planted at the campus near Southwell as part of a project involving NTU, the Environment Agency, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Trent ...

Floodplains face increasing pressure: currently protected areas will not be sufficient to preserve the species living in them in the future, a review study conducted under the direction of the Swiss ...

As the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security acquires warehouses for potential detention use, IBC Group I-3 requirements and FEMA Zone AE floodplain rules signal regulatory complexity beyond standard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats.

LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- FEMA's floodplain maps, which are the government's best estimates of who will flood in a massive storm, are said to be flawed. A new study suggests FEMA failed to consider ...

The City of Ephrata is beginning a long process to repair and improve the Dry Creek Flood Diversion Channel, a system meant to protect the community from major flooding. During the ...

Talk to any scientist long enough, and eventually they’ll bring up an old aphorism: all models are wrong, but some are useful. Even with better data, and more sophisticated tools to collect it, ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. FEMA is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as ...

LOWER MERION, Pa. (CBS)-- Hundreds of residents in Lower Merion will be receiving letters from the township in the next couple of weeks letting them know that they are being affected by some changes ...

New, updated floodplain maps in Florida’s St. Johns County will give residents a much better reading of their flood risk and give emergency management better insight into which areas may present flood ...

In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...