Kathy Hochul was only days into her tenure as governor of New York when she witnessed the destruction that Hurricane Ida had ...

The intense rain storms put a strain on NYC's infrastructure, causing deadly flooding and renewed concerns about basement apartments.

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It was produced by Grist and co-published with Verite News, ...

Thousands of New Yorkers living in basement apartments without basic safety protections could soon see their homes legalized ...

Jamaica is bracing for a dangerous Category 5 hurricane, which could pack winds up to 175 mph and unleash up to 40 inches of ...

West Bank voters weighed whether to renew a key flood protection tax that funds levees, floodgates and pump stations across Jefferson Parish.

Louisiana's land is disappearing for many reasons: rising sea levels, erosion, wetland degradation, and more frequent severe storms all contributed to a ...

An intense storm in NYC caused flash flooding, leading to the deaths of two men in Brooklyn and Washington Heights during separate basement incidents.

NYC has published draft guidelines to launch a pilot program legalizing basement apartments for qualifying one- and ...

New York AG Letitia James leads a coalition demanding the FCC publish a rule to provide multilingual emergency alerts, essential for non-English speakers' safety.

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