Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

That was followed by three hurricanes in close succession. Rosiland Lathan, 60, of Minden, Louisiana, said she’s a believer because it seems that summers are getting hotter and winters colderincluding a couple years ago, when snow and ice kept her car stuck at work for several days.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. When there is an open communication line, you’re able to better understand conditions and work better with local government with rebuilding efforts.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 30, 2025

April 11: The Trump administration announced plans to end climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including data used to predict hurricanes. Workers were later rehired , but the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is currently looking for ways to make cuts again.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 2, 2025

But it’ll also fall on state and local governments. Among the 500 most populous counties, these are the 20 where First Street expects the highest 30-year growth in home insurance premiums: Orleans Parish, Louisiana: +634% Miami-Dade County, Florida: +590% Pinellas County, Florida: +451% St. In fact, 12 of the 20 major U.S.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 7, 2025

million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making. Plaquemines Parish, the southeast Louisiana district which brought the lawsuit, had asked for $2.6 How are oil companies contributing to Louisiana’s land loss?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 4, 2025

The vacancy numbers were compiled in an informal but comprehensive effort by weather service workers after the cuts spearheaded by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. They checked on individual office staffing levels and looked at how they compared to the past.

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