disasters
Venezuelan grassroots leader on earthquake: ‘Trump offers us crumbs from our stolen wealth’
July 21, 2026Vanessa Pérez describes organized earthquake relief efforts and denounces U.S. intentions to take advantage of Venezuela's grief.
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What disaster emergency managers say they need more than ever
March 5, 2026“This crisis-management system in the United States is itself in crisis.” Emergency managers in 11 states say what they need to prepare for the next disaster—and what they aren’t getting.
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Repeal of EPA’s Endangerment Finding a deadly threat
August 22, 2025Trump’s appointment of Lee Zeldin to head the agency was a boondoggle to the fossil fuel industry.
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The blame: Texas floods
July 14, 2025The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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Texas GOP rejected a bill improving disaster warnings ahead of floods
July 7, 2025A GOP state lawmaker says: “I can tell you in hindsight…my vote would probably be different now.”
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