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The President declared an emergency in Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts to assist evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and continuing.
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Allegheny County, its towns, schools and hospitals spent more than $9 million for emergency work as storms dumped more than two feet of snow on the region. Westmoreland, Beaver, Washington, Armstrong and Fayette counties spent far less, with a combined total of $5 million for snowstorm cleanup. Officials across the state sent those totals Thursday to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to start the process of securing federal aid.
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WASHINGTON, March 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced more than $18.1 million in aid to help approximately 1,630 trade-certified workers in Pennsylvania find new jobs. The aid includes a National Emergency Grant of up to $15.8 million and the release of $2.3 million in Trade Adjustment Assistance funds. The grant was awarded to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The President and I are committed to getting help to these workers as quickly as possible," Chao said. "This $18.1 million in aid will help provide unemployment benefits, training and employment services, childcare expenses, transportation and relocation expenses and subsidize health care insurance costs so they can transition to new jobs and opportunities.
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...Michael Fisher of Pennsylvania, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, and Rando... was in the midst of an academic emergency when Ohio enacted its scholarship program. The dis...
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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The swollen Susquehanna River began returning to its banks Friday in Pennsylvania and New York after swamping thousands of homes and businesses in some of the highest floodwaters ever seen. But most of the 100,000 people forced from their homes could do little more than worry as they waited for the all-clear. I haven't even been able to get close to it to see what's left. I don't know what we're going to do," said 68-year-old Carolyn White, of West Pittston, Pa., who is disabled and uses a scooter to get around. Her son managed to get close enough to see that the first floor of her house was flooded, but that was about all she knew.
...President Obama declared states of emergency in Pennsylvania and New York, opening the way for ...
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending certain emergency preparedness (EP) requirements in its regulations that govern domestic licensing of production and utilization facilities. The final rule adds a conforming provision in the regulations that govern licenses, certifications, and approvals for new nuclear power plants. The final rule codifies certain voluntary protective measures contained in NRC Bulletin 2005-02, ``Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based Events,'' and generically applicable requirements similar to those previously imposed by Commission orders. In addition, the final rule amends other licensee emergency plan requirements based on a comprehensive review of the NRC's EP regulations and guidance. The requirement...
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HARRISBURG, Pa., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania has been approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to receive $105 million to aid homeowners facing foreclosure through the Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program. Administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, or PHFA, the Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program is intended to help families in danger of losing their homes due to involuntary unemployment, under-employment or for medical reasons.
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Governor Christie is among a bipartisan group of governors from states hit hard by Hurricane Irene now calling on Congress to end its political stalemate over emergency relief funds. Christie and Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, both Republicans, joined Democratic Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Bev Perdue of North Carolina in a statement released Friday urging federal lawmakers to reach an agreement on federal disaster aid.
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People in Eastern Pennsylvania, ravaged by floods from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, have watched with growing frustration as the federal disaster assistance account has nearly run dry while politicians in Washington fought over who to blame for that. The prospect of constituents losing federal aid over a political dispute prompted the state's U.S. senators to cast awkward votes, analysts said. Sens. Bob Casey Jr. and Pat Toomey voted for and against bills containing billions of dollars for the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the past two weeks, as lawmakers tried to avert a government shutdown.
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Applications for mortgage assistance under the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program must be submitted by Sept. 16, according to the United Way and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA). A total of $3.9 million has been committed to Southwestern Pennsylvania through the program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to aid homeowners in need of help to avoid mortgage foreclosure. It is part of $105 million in foreclosure aid available in Pennsylvania.
