Puerto Rico will be hit hardest by spending restrictions set by FEMA as disaster funding runs short. More than $2 billion is expected to be withheld from the island, which is still reeling from past hurricanes...
A government shutdown could force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to curtail all disaster activities at a time when it is already short of cash to respond to crises
U.S. census tracts with high exposure to climate impacts will get extra federal funds to build resilience
Many states prioritize using money from a federal energy assistance program for low-income people to defray energy costs for heating rather than cooling bills
A Federal Emergency Management Agency analysis of New York City’s inadequate storm drainage system shows that many urban areas can’t handle more intense rainfall
NOAA precipitation estimates that engineers and planners use to design bridges, roads and other infrastructure are decades out of date because of climate change
A key FEMA disaster fund and state insurance programs could run out of money to finance disaster recovery and pay claims, respectively, as hurricane and wildfire seasons begin
As part of its effort to prod the construction industry to go green, the Biden administration is providing new funding for rebuilding with low-carbon materials after disasters...
Insurers face a “crisis of confidence” as global warming makes weather events unpredictable and increases damage
Home buyers are paying excessive prices after ignoring flood risk and the costs of insurance and repairs, a new study finds
More than three million adults were forced to evacuate their homes in the U.S. in the past year because of hurricanes, floods and other disasters, according to the Census Bureau
The U.S. Department of the Treasury makes an unprecedented move to find out if home insurers are abandoning communities vulnerable to climate change
Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks
Since Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, FEMA has approved disaster aid for thousands more individuals and households than received aid after Hurricane Maria in 2017
Hurricane Ian poses catastrophic risks to the Gulf Coast of Florida as climate change exacerbates the storm’s effects
Local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land
Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods
Only 2.3 percent of households in the 10 Kentucky counties that suffered devastating floods last month have flood policies, records show
But the technique must remain in the firefighting toolbox, a new U.S. Forest Service report says
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency has reduced barriers to cash assistance and other aid
