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New study finds ‘alarming’ high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

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New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most comprehensive studies of flood risk ever finds that more than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are most at risk of being affected by flooding, especially New York and New Orleans. Researchers at the University of Alabama used 16 different factors, including geographic hazards, … Read more

Oregon’s largest county replaces more than 12 top leaders in two years and pays high salaries to their replacements

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Multnomah County executive turnover has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years as the government brought in consultants to find job candidates amid a wave of retirements and other departures. The county had more leadership turnover and paid more to hiring consultants than neighboring Clackamas and Washington counties. A Multnomah County spokesperson … Read more