Nearly a year after a devastating tornado struck St. Louis, a group of area electrical industry firms and skilled trades unions—dubbed ReConnect STL—has been honored for the team’s efforts to get the power turned back on in the city.
Although the series of storms caused widespread flooding, the lasting impacts may be a slight reprieve in the drought and propel more funding to repair aging water infrastructure.
Vermont and New Hampshire have requested more than $7 million in federal disaster relief from the Biden Administration for major infrastructure damage that resulted from a severe storm and flood event in late July and early August.