Lorie Jewell - CEG Correspondent - Wed February 04, 2026
Contractors Repair Washington Flooding Damage
Contractors across northwest Washington are deploying convoys of heavy construction equipment to repair and restore state highways crippled by December 2025's historic flooding, many working around the clock to clear debris and restore washed-out roadways....
The Bridge - Thu October 23, 2025
Requests for State Flood Recovery Grants Nearly Double the $68M Vermont Has Available
Eager to receive a share of the $67.9 million in match-free disaster recovery grants that Vermont will be handing out to flood-ravaged communities, applicants submitted requests by the Sept. 30 deadline totaling $121 million, almost double the amount of available funds....
CT Insider - Tue August 19, 2025
One Year After Last Summer's Catastrophic Flooding in Conn., Repairs Still Ongoing
On Loughlin Road in Oxford, Conn., less than a half-mile uphill from state Highway 34 and the adjacent Housatonic River, Eightmile Brook is flowing at a languid 250 cu. ft. per second or so. But that is just a trickle compared to the raging, life-threatening flood that it became on the afternoon of Aug....
TNT Crane & Rigging - Tue August 19, 2025
TNT Crane & Rigging, Anderson Help With Flood Relief
When catastrophic flooding struck the Texas Hill Country in early July 2025, the response from the heavy equipment community was immediate and deeply personal. Among those to act were TNT Crane & Rigging and Kerr County Search and Rescue....
Vermont Public - Mon August 18, 2025
Historic Property on River Island Near Montpelier, Vt. Returns to Floodplain
Approximately 2 mi. upstream from Montpelier, Vt. sandwiched between U.S. Highway 2, a railroad, and the Winooski River, is a mostly undeveloped island of fields and trees. Close to the road, though, a 19th-century Greek Revival house and a barn connected by an ell stood for many years until recently, when the connecting wing was deconstructed, along with the house's roof, Vermont Public reported Aug....
CEG - Tue July 22, 2025
Industry Helps With Texas Flood Recovery
When disaster strikes, it takes a concerted effort among many people to help communities recover. In the aftermath of the deadly floods in Texas' Hill Country over the July 4 weekend, the construction industry is playing a critical role in helping the community return to some semblance of normalcy....
CEG - Tue July 22, 2025
New Mexico Town Also Digs Out From Damaging Floods
While the devastating floods in Texas received massive media attention, tragic flooding in neighboring New Mexico received less national coverage. For the second year in a row, the mountain village of Ruidoso in south-central New Mexico fell victim to deadly floods....
Asbury Park Press - Wed July 16, 2025
New Jersey Wants Updated Height Standards for New Construction in Flood-Prone Areas
New Jersey environmental regulators have proposed rules that would raise the minimum height of new construction in flood prone areas of the state, including the Jersey Shore. Among the changes, announced July 14, 2025, is a reduced height requirement that is one ft....
Keene Sentinel - Wed July 16, 2025
Officials in N.H. Hope They Are Prepared for Next Big Flood in Hilly Monadnock Region
On a sheet of notebook paper, retired government meteorologist Andrew Woodcock draws what he calls the worst-case scenario for flooding in southwestern New Hampshire's mountainous Monadnock Region. Blue and pink colored-pencil lines mark out a dying cold front over northern New England....
Kubota - Tue July 15, 2025
Kubota North America Supports Texas Flood Recovery With $100,000 Donation, Construction Equipment, Generators to Aid Clean-Up Efforts
In response to the devastating floods that swept through Kerrville and surrounding areas of central Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Kubota North America announced a contribution to assist in clean-up and restoration efforts with the donation of construction equipment, generators and $100,000 to help the affected communities recover from this disaster....
