I have always been interested in how people make decisions under uncertainty—especially decisions about safety. But it was not until I began studying housing conditions and disaster risk that I ...

In the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, displaced Altadena and Pasadena residents must make a choice: Do they rebuild their homes and businesses destroyed by the blaze?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a formal notice to Tetra Tech Inc. on Monday, detailing a significant breach ...

The Liberty Lions Club – based in Hillsboro – provides the following services: youth, vision, diabetes, hunger relief, humanitarian, environment and disaster relief, and childhood cancer care. If you ...

D.C. health officials are lifting a recreational advisory on the Potomac River, citing an improvement in water quality after ...

One month after a massive rail tie fire sent thick, potentially hazardous smoke over Dunnellon and nearby Chatmire, residents are still demanding answers about how a disaster many warned about became ...

Scientists created 17-foot fire whirls that burn oil spills faster and cleaner than conventional methods, reducing soot by 40 ...

President Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “scam” and a “hoax.” In announcing the proposed repeal last July, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said: “We are driving a dagger through the heart ...

Maryland requested a federal disaster declaration for the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery Friday, after a perfect storm of bad weather and headline-grabbing environmental incidents depressed the market.

Eastern Shore lawmakers urge Gov. Wes Moore to seek federal and state relief as Maryland’s oyster market faces one of its worst crises in decades.

Mahan has positioned himself as a critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom. On Thursday, he heard concerns emerging from the area as it rebuilds. Chief among them: Insurance.