CITIES AND TOWNS. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR TEN YEARS. A PROJECT TO PROTECT THE ISLAND AND RIVER FLOODPLAIN. A BUSY AREA SPANNING CHELSEA AND EVERETT. VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. THE FLOOD ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Maura Healey criticizes the Trump administration for canceling $90M in disaster prevention aid, impacting 18 Massachusetts ...

A federal judge prevented the Trump administration from reallocating billions of dollars to a FEMA disaster prevention program on Tuesday. Judge Richard Stearns of the U.S. District Court for the ...

The Trump administration faces another legal challenge from Democrat-led states over cutting federal grants. Several states filed a lawsuit Wednesday over the cancellation of disaster prevention funds ...

Eight months after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeastern United States, many communities in North Carolina have yet to fully recover. Despite facing an estimated $60 billion in damages, some ...

PREPARATIONS FOR RISING OCEAN LEVELS. IT MEANS, AT LEAST FOR NOW, THIS PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO GET DONE. CUTS TO FEMA LEAVING A MAJOR BOSTON PROJECT DEAD IN THE WATER. THIS WAS A PROGRAM DESIGNED IN ...

BOSTON – A federal judge ruled on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program designed to protect states and ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- "'Muryou' means free of charge." This phrase, written in simple Japanese, appears on a card in a Japanese ...

The newly created task force held its first meeting on Friday. One of the new task forces to come out of the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly is focused on disaster prevention. The task force held its ...

Nature-based restoration approaches that strengthen ecosystems and reduce risks at their source are increasingly replacing traditional, crisis-driven interventions as extreme weather events become ...

Florida is no stranger to disasters. From hurricanes and flooding to extreme heat, the state experiences the devastating impacts of climate-driven hazards year after year. In 2024 alone, Florida faced ...

SAPPORO -- In Japan, it is not uncommon to see community disaster manuals stating, "Women are responsible for cooking" in times of such emergencies. I･･･ ...