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Shortages of workers and materials inevitably make rebuilding slower and more expensive after a natural disaster. In Maui, this is likely to be a problem for agencies like FEMA that provide public assistance.

The Brookings Institution calls libraries vital “third places” within a community. After home and work, third places play a critical role in building community cohesiveness. Few enduringly American institutions have…

A global perspective on environmental issues. Our mission is to inform, educate, enable and create a platform for global environmental action.

Programs to reduce food insecurity among tribal citizens have often ignored cultural differences and eroded food sovereignty, but one tribe is taking a new approach.

Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their homes, evacuate safely and recover.

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Ten years ago, as a former federal employee, I had the opportunity to be a part of building the case for wide-scale adoption of Housing First across the federal government…

A new 19th/SurveyMonkey Poll is among the first to shed light on sexual violence faced by women with disabilities in the workplace.

How the expanded child tax credit — not a strong economy — slashed child poverty rates and why we need to bring it back.

Extreme heat waves from human-caused climate change also impact air quality, so the two must be addressed at the same time, the WMO reports.

In the U.S., underrepresented ethnic groups make up 40% of the population but only 12.5% of board directors. Black directors make up just 4% and Black women make up just…

More accurate flood data has changed insurance rates. (Photo by Kellly Sikkema, Unsplash) As the Federal Emergency Management Agency recalcu…