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Where's the Urgency? UN Experts Slam US Emergency Response to Puerto Rico

"With winter approaching, we call for a speedy and well-resourced emergency response that prioritizes the most vulnerable and at risk—children, older people, people with disabilities, women, and homeless people."

Jessica Corbett ·

President Donald Trump throwing paper towels to hurricane victims during a visit to Puerto Rico.

The Sad State of Disaster Relief

Former presidents are cajoling individual Americans to donate for relief. Maybe they should lobby Congress instead.

Jill Richardson ·

Instead of Promised Debt Relief, Trump Pushes More Loans on Devastated Puerto Rico

"Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricane Maria must be driven by direct aid and debt relief, not more loans and austerity."

Jessica Corbett ·

In Shadow of Puerto Rico's Nightmare, Virgin Islands and Others Facing Intense Struggle

The economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands "evaporated pretty much overnight"

Julia Conley ·

“In addition to reactors, which at least are within containment structures, high-level radioactive waste storage pools are not within containment, and are also mega-catastrophes waiting to happen, as in the event of a natural disaster like a hurricane,” says Kevin Kamps of the activist group Beyond Nuclear.

Nuclear Plants Plus Hurricanes: Disasters Waiting to Happen

Throughout the world, some 430 reactors are in various stages of vulnerability to natural disaster, including ninety-nine in the United States.

Harvey Wasserman ·

Experts 'Running Out Of Adjectives' as Hurricane Maria Slams Puerto Rico

Size and strength of latest storm called "horrifying" as relentless and unprecedented hurricane season continues

Julia Conley ·

Many of the same insurers who underwrite construction in the hurricane alleys of the Florida also underwrite oil and coal companies, as well as pharmaceutical giants and agribusiness corporations — some of the world’s biggest sources of greenhouse gases.

Don't Expect the Insurance Industry To Protect You From Climate Change

Insurance companies understand how to make handsome profits from large-scale disasters.

Cain Burdeau ·

Beyond Harvey and Irma: Militarizing Homeland Security in the Climate-Change Era

Even if no one else in Donald Trump’s Washington is ready or willing to deal with climate change, the U.S. military will be.

Michael T. Klare ·

Murdoch-Owned Media’s Radical Climate Denial in the Face of Disaster

Wall Street Journal's glib snark over Harvey completes its Fox News-ification

Adam Johnson ·

Demanding Climate Justice in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

The price we pay for a fossil fuel-powered civilization.

Sonali Kolhatkar ·

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