3/20/15

Daugaard leadership failures continue to plague state

South Dakota's GOP governor has been called "incompetent" and "uninterested in governing."

Emergency management officials should have been directing prescribed burns weeks ago but now Black Hills crews have been on edge because of dry conditions and high fire danger.
The Natural Resources Defense Council has been pushing FEMA to adopt a policy like this for a long time now — not necessarily to play “gotcha” with climate deniers, but because including the climate change, and the way it intensifies natural hazards, in disaster preparedness plans just makes good sense. [Salon]
Candidate Dennis Daugaard drew gasps from a State Fair audience in 2010 when he said: “I am skeptical about the science that suggests global warming is man-caused or can be corrected by man-made efforts."
What started as a small grass fire on private property quickly grew to 59 acres on Forest Service land, threatening structures, life and natural resources. Over 60 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, Custer Volunteer Fire Department and South Dakota Wildland Fire Division worked to contain the blaze. [Custer County Chronicle]
Sloppy record keeping continues to plague counties prone to flooding.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to put Union County on probationary status with the National Flood Insurance Program starting in mid-May unless it addresses what it calls program deficiencies. FEMA officials say the county does not have adequate record keeping and has failed to manage development in the floodplain. FEMA says inspectors have found homes with basements on the floodplain. Basements are banned in floodplain areas. [Associated Press]
Litigation costs to federal agencies are straining budgets especially from frivolous lawsuits like those brought by Dakota Dunes resident and state senator, Republican Dan Lederman.

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