Disaster-aid groups said the new contracts would make it harder for nonprofits to help the most vulnerable Americans in the aftermath of a disaster.

Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.

Since 1998, the Chemical Safety Board has played a key role in probing the causes of major chemical accidents.

How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.

On April 27, 1865, a steamboat named the Sultana exploded and sank while transporting Union soldiers up the Mississippi. An estimated 1,800 people died, but few today have heard of this disaster.

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A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change.

Explore photos and information describing the 1947 Texas City Disaster.

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Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.

Data from Carnegie’s Disaster Dollar Database shows that states in the Gulf and mid-Atlantic would be most affected if the federal government steps back from disaster recovery.

Americans usually overestimate the amount of money that goes to foreign aid, pinning it between 8 and 25 percent of government spending. In reality, USAID’s annual spending is roughly 1 percent of the...

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Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.