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Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the devastation the storm...Tags: Macy's, Lifestyle and Leisure, Olive Garden, Washington, DC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Local Red Cross, utilities sending hurricane help
Local volunteers from the American Red Cross and utility workers are leaving this weekend for various parts of the East Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.
At least four Red Cross are going from St. Joseph County, four from Elkhart County and...Tags: Social Issues, Disasters and Accidents, Volleyball, Employees, North Carolina
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Local disaster relief group prepares for Irene
As the East Coast gets ready for Hurricane Irene to roll in, Joe Wilkey is getting ready to go there.
“We plan to pull out of here either Monday or Tuesday,” he said, talking on the phone to a church leader in Norfolk, Virginia.
Wilkey is...Tags: Alabama, North Carolina, Human Interest, Natural Disasters, Joplin (Jasper, Missouri)
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Local disaster relief truck heading for East Coast
A local emergency response vehicle is hitting the road to help victims of Hurricane Irene. The St. Joseph County Red Cross disaster relief truck will leave South Bend on Tuesday morning.
Last week, they sent over 20 local volunteers to the East Coast...Tags: Human Body, North Carolina, Human Interest, New York, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana)
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What happens to blood supply if Red Cross workers strike?
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Local Red Cross chapters are worried about what a strike of Red Cross workers would do the area's blood supply. The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU Local 459) has issued their 10-day strike notice....Tags: Unions, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Charity, American Red Cross
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It's report card time for electric companies, for their performance during Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe state Public Utility Commission issued a report today to state lawmakers about how electric companies performed during Hurricane Sandy. Overall, the commission gave utilities high marks, but suggested areas for improvement. Utilities turned to... -
Blumenthal, Courtney: Say 'No' To Majority Of CL&P Storm Costs
The Hartford CourantU.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Joe Courtney urged the state's utility regulator Monday to dock Connecticut Light & Power most of the $414 million in storm costs it wants to recover from ratepayers. "In what other line of business would a company...Tags: Tropical Storms, Ottawa Senators, Electricity Production and Distribution, Joe Courtney, Northeast Utilities
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Preparing your home for storms
Jill Sorensen's basement flooded after a winter storm knocked out her power, then again in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
What stopped another encore performance during last year's derecho? She'd installed a sump pump that uses her home's water pressure to...Tags: Building Material, Timonium, Meteorological Disasters, Catonsville, Environmental Issues
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Trees draw scrutiny in battle to keep the lights on
No one seemed to know who owned the unhealthy trees in the alley behind Rexmere Road in Baltimore, the ones growing amid the electrical lines, but there was no mystery about the cause of every power outage around there.
Meetings were organized. Baltimore...Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Baltimore County, Pikesville, Natural Disasters, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Letter: Eastern Shore senator questions state's plan for dealing with sediment behind Conowingo Dam
This letter was sent to the head of the Maryland Department of Environment and a similar one was sent to the head of the Department of Natural Resources. A copy was provided for publication. In August, the U.S. Geological Survey published a report...Tags: Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, Conservation, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), U.S. Geological Survey
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