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Daily Archives: September 10, 2005
Recent CRS Reports Focused on Disaster Related Issues
From USCongress.com: Oil and Gas: Supply Issues After Katrina (6 pages, PDF) Hurricane Katrina: Fishing and Aquaculture Industries–Damage and Recovery (2 pages, PDF) New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls: Hurricane Damage Protection (6 pages, PDF) Price Increases in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Authority to Limit Price Gouging (6 pages, PDF) Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy:… Continue Reading
State Legislative Resources on Katrina Recovery
The National Center for State Legislatures launched a website on Hurricane Katrina that includes links to Emergency-Related Legislative Resources; Updates from Affected Areas; Reaction from Around the Country; and data on how States Respond. Continue Reading
Pew Charitable Trusts Adds Resources Focused on Hurricane Katrina
From Stateline.org, this RSS feed on Hurricane Katrina provides regular updates on specific efforts underway by states impacted by the disaster, as well as others throught the country that are responding with increased efforts directed toward disaster planning. Continue Reading
Sans Institute Seeking IT Volunteers to Assist With Katrina Recovery
The SANS Internet Storm Center has an Volunteer Database specifically seeking Windows XP experts (in disaster area, shelters); Cisco Wireless (and wired) experts (in disaster area, shelters); and Cisco IDS experts (in DC area). [Politech] Continue Reading
Effort to Block Media Coverage of Katrina Victim Recovery Efforts Fails
Following up on reports this past week that FEMA would block journalists from publishing photos of Katrina victims , news tonight from CNN that a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Keith P. Ellison (Southern District of Texas) has prompted the government to withdraw its “zero access policy”. Search broadens for bodies in New Orleans Continue Reading
