Jacob Soboroff's new book 'Firestorm' looks at the systemic failures that helped cause the LA fires—and what we can learn ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. Every ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency officials are opening a center to aid the community impacted by the recent storms. The Hillsborough County Office of Emergency Management, Florida Department of ...

LARGO, Fla. — Pinellas County opened a one-stop disaster recovery center in Largo Monday to assist people impacted by the last two major storms. The disaster recovery center is located at the Florida ...

The head of North Carolina's disaster recovery program, ReBuild NC, Laura Hogshead, once again faced tough questions from lawmakers during an Oversight Committee meeting on Monday. Her leadership and ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are asking President Trump to reverse a decision, saying the president denied disaster declaration requests for major wildfires ...

Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado’s U.S. senators decried the Trump administration’s denial of emergency recovery funds for the state and promised to fight a decision they called “political games.” ...

President Trump has denied disaster aid to the state of Colorado in the wake of wildfires and flooding. The office of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced the denial in a Sunday statement. He ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump has granted Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s request for a major presidential disaster declaration for public assistance. The assistance is for damage to public ...

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the state to receive federal assistance — a move the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado lawmakers are calling out the Trump administration for denying disaster requests for aid in recent wildfires and flooding incidents, saying the president is playing “political ...