Hurricane Milton Will Turn Helene’s Debris into Lethal Projectiles in Florida
Florida is scrambling to clear storm-damaged areas before Hurricane Milton makes landfall
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Heat Waves Make AC Too Expensive for Many People
Poorer households face climate-related dangers during heat waves amid climbing electricity costs, a report by state energy officials warns
Trump Leaves Disaster-Struck States Waiting Weeks for Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
States and cities struck by deadly tornadoes and floods are begging the Trump administration for disaster aid
AC Costs Will Finally Be Covered for Public Housing Resident
The Department of Housing and Urban Development long refused to pay cooling costs for public housing, but climate-change-fueled heat waves have underscored the public health need
Small Business Disaster Loans to Hurricane Victims Are Halted as Cash Runs Out
The Small Business Association has announced that loans to those affected by hurricanes and other disasters have been halted to wait for more money from Congress. But the House speaker says nothing will happen until after the presidential election
Trump’s Revocation of Environmental Justice Order Will Hurt Marginalized Communities
President Trump has revoked a 1994 directive that required agencies to protect minority or low-income areas from pollution and health hazards
Trump Quietly Halts Money to States for Preventing Disaster Damage
President Trump is the first president in at least three decades to deny governors’ requests for funding that’s meant to protect people and property
Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Has Rejected Climate Science
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency has said people aren’t driving temperature increases and declined to accept federal climate money for disaster preparedness as governor of South Dakota
As Noem Proposes Cutting FEMA, Disaster Response Will Fall to Local, State Authorities
Revelations that Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem plans to abolish or shrink the Federal Emergency Management Agency sent shock waves through state and local emergency responders
Hurricane Helene’s Devastation Shows No Region Is Safe from Climate-Fueled Disaster
Hurricane Helene fueled catastrophic flooding from Florida to Appalachia, leaving millions without power