PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After the Trump administration denied Oregon a grant to help recover from severe December storm damage, the state is appealing the decision in hopes of receiving the critical ...

This policy note builds on the practical and operational experience of the World Bank Group (WBG) and World Food Programme ...

No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area and change your life. Whether it’s a hurricane, winter storm, flash flood, tornado, wildfire, or heat wave, disasters can damage or destroy ...

A virtual meeting in which the vote is expected is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26 at 8 a.m. and can be watched on ODOT'S ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Colombo, May 7 (Daily Mirror) - The World Bank has provided Rs. 30 million to compensate for damages caused by Cyclone Ditta under a disaster management strengthening project, Meteorology Department ...

The Golden State has more than one transit “boondoggle” to wrestle with. Another blighted project seeking to connect the Bay Area with the San Joaquin Valley — the Valley Link Rail Project — has seen ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s high-speed rail project is facing renewed scrutiny from lawmakers after concerns surfaced over proposed station changes, rising costs and a lack of transparency. The ...

SEATTLE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is warning Washington residents that scammers, con artists, and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Although the accident occurred north of Kyiv, Ukraine, near the border with Belarus, ...

Amazon Web Services Inc. has launched a feature called Amazon S3 Files that will make it easier for customers to manage the data they keep in its cloud. The capability rolled out on Tuesday. Most ...

A worker in Thailand clears a road after a major flood. Disasters can threaten the infrastrucutre, investment climate, and human capital that jobs depend on. Photo credit: Adobe Stock At the World ...