Anna Van Dine
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For Vermont Public
River flooding that began with heavy rain on July 9, 2023, shut down entire communities in Vermont, and recovery efforts are now underway.
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Seven bridges over the Winooski River and its North Branch will be decorated with colorful LED lights throughout the winter. -
Vermont applied for an enhanced federal match earlier this fall. And last week, President Joe Biden approved an amendment to Vermont’s disaster declaration that will deliver significant relief to towns that have filed public assistance claims.
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An event in Lyndon on Sunday will celebrate the thousands of hours of volunteer labor that have gone into rebuilding flood-hit communities in the Northeast Kingdom. -
Vermont's junior U.S. senator said "administrative bloat and bureaucratic inefficiency" at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are consuming resources that would otherwise go to disaster survivors. -
Only a small minority of households and businesses in Vermont have flood insurance, paying between a few hundred to thousands of dollars a year to cover damage to buildings and their contents. Some policy holders who have received payouts have found it worthwhile, but increasing costs in a state with an already-high cost-of-living may leave the program out of reach for those who need it most. -
Bureaucracy at the federal level is negatively impacting Vermont municipalities damaged by the 2023 floods.
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The same federal bureaucracy that hampered flood recovery for individuals after last summer's floods is plunging small, rural towns into crippling debt. -
Vermont is reviving a program that doled out almost $20 million to businesses and nonprofits with property damage last year. Here's where the money went, and how the program is different this time. -
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch says he envisions an entirely new federal disaster response system, in which state and local entities would be authorized to distribute the billions of dollars in public and individual assistance that are currently administered by FEMA.
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Scientists say that recent flooding will worsen water quality for Lake Champlain and other Vermont waterways, but it's not expected to be as bad as 2023.
