Approved mitigation projects are paid through the state from funding provided by FEMA.

One of the several mitigation projects from the Cypress Structure replacement project.

While the debate over flood control proceeds, mitigation projects like Mr. Ryan's appear to be caught up in another policy dispute.

Since the Midwest floods of 1993, 15 percent of the flood relief money distributed by the agency has gone to states for mitigation projects.

The Department uses silent explosives and other means it considers environmentally friendly in order to minimize the ecological impact of its mitigation projects.

Between 1995 and 2008, ANA awarded 76 environmental mitigation projects.

ANA awarded 76 environmental mitigation projects, with funding totaling more than $14 million between 1995-2008.

It describes how NatureServe's assessment system was adapted for use in evaluating the performance of compensatory mitigation projects.

The Hazard Mitigation Program is one funding source for mitigation projects.

Their philosophy was that they are willing to sacrifice some remaining portion of a wetland to finance those mitigation projects.