Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
By Alison Lynch
Intern, Disaster Accountability Project
(Alison graduated Mt. Holyoke College in 2010 and will start law school this Fall)
Disasters can drastically alter a person’s physical and mental well-being. When the general public initially hears about a disaster, be it natural or man-made, their first thoughts are likely about the lives lost and damage done. It’s […]
Although millions have been donated for relief, delivery of critical supplies to earthquake-stricken Haiti is proceeding slowly.
The Haitian people, as well as the thousands of foreign missionaries and aid workers trapped in the country’s capital, are entering day three without food or water. Supply pallets have piled up by the tons in the Port-au-Prince airport with no […]
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On June 16 the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing: ”New Orleans Hurricane and Flood Protection and Coastal Louisiana Restoration: Status and Progress,” which summarized updates on the New Orleans levees and discussed plans to rebuild.
Chairman Boxer and the rest of the Committee were adamant that it would be “tragic if we choose the wrong fix,” […]
As you may have read, Disaster Accountability Project recently released a report on the accessibility, modernity, and comprehensiveness of emergency plans in 22 of the most hurricane-vulnerable Louisiana parishes. The information collected for the report was compiled by Disaster Accountability Project volunteers. We found many plans were not available to the public and others had not been updated since before […]
Response to FEMA Director, R. David Paulison’s ice, trailer, and possible resignation announcements today<br>
By law, every nuclear power plant in the United States is required to conduct an emergency exercise every two years where federal officials evaluate the preparedness of local governments to respond to a radiological emergency. Following each exercise, FEMA presents the test results at a public meeting, which any interested citizen can attend. […]
Sighs of relief are likely continuing through today as City and State officials assess damage and realize what could have happened. With no known fatalities and 30 people injured (though one is listed as life-threatening), Atlanta’s leaders are probably feeling a little lucky.
Questions remain, however, about why a college basketball game continued (through overtime) […]
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