The real action is happening locally anyway, says Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate living in ...

A Republican House bill would give state regulators clearer authority and demand more from dam owners as lawmakers revisit long-delayed reforms.

Scientists can warn of a risk of floods days in advance. But forecasts often aren’t definitive enough to trigger action.

A new study shows that, despite fires, floods and record heat, most Australians do not change their behavior or beliefs in ...

Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden is trying again to get the Legislature to create a fund to pay for natural disasters with damages collected from big oil A bill that would require some of the largest, most ...

Reducing flood risk in Sumatra requires more than technical fixes or post-disaster responses. It calls for a shift in forestry governance towards prevention and ecological resilience, moving beyond ...

A bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener would require oil and gas companies to pay for climate-related fires that cause insurance losses. It is opposed by the petroleum industry.

Officials estimated the total expense to state taxpayers of responding to the disaster was $53 million. That was more than ...

Every winter, tons of garbage choke the Drina River in Bosnia, creating an ecological disaster with toxic waste from three ...

In recent years, Democratic politicians have shifted their focus to affordability, low energy prices and immediate economic ...

Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow ...

The battle has just begun over President Trump’s executive order/takeover of rebuilding in fire zones and LA County’s ...