This correspondent remembers the Deepwater Horizon spill and covered the story for months. The leak, which many thought ...

Human civilization has achieved extraordinary things — but it has also left a trail of environmental wreckage that spans continents, centuries, and ecosystems. From catastrophic nuclear meltdowns to ...

There are a lot of ways for disaster victims to get help in the immediate aftermath of a flood or fire. The Federal Emergency Management Agency gives out temporary housing assistance and pays for ...

The New Jersey EMS Task Force was built to manage worst‑case scenarios after 9/11 attacks and is considered the state's "mass ...