Tag: natural disaster
As wildfires rage, Trump administration plans to slash fire science funding
“A wildland fire (budget) cut is a human health cut.”
Hurricane Maria’s death toll higher than official recording a new study...
The overall death toll is 15 to 20 times greater than the Puerto Rican government's official death record.
Volunteers plant 67,500 trees in Portuguese forest devastated by wildfires
"In an era of climate change, such disasters are becoming reality all over the world."
FEMA to shut off aid to Puerto Rico with municipalities still...
A third of Puerto Rico residents are still without electricity and lack access to potable water four months after the Category 4 hurricane hit.
Half of Puerto Rico still in darkness, with no light in...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently estimated complete power restoration by May, leaving 45 percent of the island’s 1.5 million electricity customers in the dark.
State of Disaster
With natural disaster after natural disaster, Texans continues to elect officials who deny climate change. How many natural disasters will it take for the state to realize the disaster of it's elected officials?
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.