FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left to build its own expensive response capabilities.

FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left to build its own expensive response capabilities.

At the end of 2024, Congress was able to pass a few water wins. The bills outlined below, in addition to other conservation bills completed at the end of the year, signify hard-won successes for...

At the end of 2024, Congress was able to pass a few water wins. The bills outlined below, in addition to other conservation bills completed at the end of the year, signify hard-won successes for...

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee initiated a formal investigation of federal agency scientific integrity policies and scientific work. This effort is itself an outright attack on science, meant to intimidate federal scientists, and over 50,000 scientists have publicly supported scientific integrity policies in an open petition to Congress.

Access to health care is a big one as rural hospitals close. Two researchers who focus on rural issue explain how the federal government could help.