485461 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/jasper/article/jasper-commissioners-court-approves-new-transit-18571033.phpThe court then voted to reappoint board members on Jasper County’s four Emergency Services District Boards. The court made one change to the ESD No. 3 board of directors by adding Mr. Rodney Robison, noting that Mr. Derek Thomson had previously resigned from the ESD board.2023-12-26T23:35+0100beaumontenterprise-73b22e56f4f08bc93cf32195a886446720231226233500https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/27/renters-group-calls-for-natural-hazard-risk-transparency/Renters have the right to know if they are moving into a home that is at risk of flooding or earthquakes, an advocacy group says. A law change that comes into force in 2025 means councils must disclose natural hazard risks to prospective home buyers via land information memorandums (LIMs).2023-12-26T22:13+0100tvnz-60613844d0adb7316effeb8bd51e558320231226221300https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/505597/lessons-for-aotearoa-on-avoiding-the-worst-of-future-floodsThe Dutch project 'Room for the River' seems, on paper, almost too ambitious to be true. One hundred and fifty homes were bought out and relocated - many in areas not at risk of flooding - to be replaced by river bypasses and floodplains and ensure the safety of 4 million people.2023-12-26T21:45+0100radionz-f898d939626a6006ebddc969163b71d620231226214500https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/505597/lessons-for-aotearoa-on-avoiding-the-worst-of-future-floodsThe Dutch project 'Room for the River' seems, on paper, almost too ambitious to be true. One hundred and fifty homes were bought out and relocated - many in areas not at risk of flooding - to be replaced by river bypasses and floodplains and ensure the safety of 4 million people.2023-12-26T21:45+0100rnz-co-nz-f898d939626a6006ebddc969163b71d620231226214500