Saturday - November 23, 2024
Tipoffs for Asheville, North Carolina (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Wednesday October 23, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Preservation Teams Show How to Salvage Family Treasures
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. As North Carolina households recover from Tropical Storm Helene, FEMA's preservation teams will be in Disaster Recovery Centers throughout the state to demonstrate how to safely handle and salvage your damaged items. These specialists will show you how to salvage storm-damaged family photos, artwork, textiles, media and other family treasures. Sa  more

Second EPA Mobile Water Laboratory Deployed to North Carolina to Assist Communities Impacted by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA mobile labs support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services with drinking water sample analysis * * * ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 21, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed a second mobile laboratory to Watauga County, North Carolina, to support the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quali  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support North Carolina's Hurricane Recovery
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 20, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support North Carolina's Hurricane Recovery - FEMA to hire Community Liaisons across the state to aid in recovery - More than $300 million approved for North Carolina survivors and state recovery efforts Following Hurricane Helene's devastating impacts across the Southeast and Appalachia, the Biden-Harris Administration continues its r  more