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H is for Harvey: Children’s Book Highlights Positives of the Storm
Posted on · Writer Julie Beasley talks about her book, H is for Harvey, which aims to help children focus on the positive aspects of the storm.
Posted on · Writer Julie Beasley talks about her book, H is for Harvey, which aims to help children focus on the positive aspects of the storm.
Posted on · Whites on average gain, minorities lose wealth after disasters
Posted on · The synagogue is being demolished after extensive flood damage from Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · Two counties, dozens of first responders and hundreds of neighbors claim in court documents that the Arkema chemical manufacturing plans committed negligence. Environmental advocates say lax industry regulations exacerbated the disaster.
Posted on · One fraud victim says it seems like the agencies tasked to provide disaster assistance are not communicating well about it
Posted on · Trump surveyed Hurricane damage in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. He praised his administration's response.
Posted on · Irma threatens to push its way northward from one end of Florida to the other beginning Sunday morning.
Posted on · Episode: 1325 The day Mulholland’s St. Francis Dam broke. Today, an almost-forgotten catastrophe.
Posted on · Often, the reason for rejection is an easy fix.
Posted on · Emergency response is ongoing in Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.
Posted on · One researcher says more pavement has exacerbated flooding in Greater Houston.
Posted on · It’s officially Hurricane season, Houston. Starting now, and for the next six months, we Houstonians keep tabs on tropical storms developing in the Gulf and prepare for the possibility that any could make landfall. The last few years have been relatively quiet on the tropical storm front, which would normally leave public officials concerned about […]
Posted on · With the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon accident, a new documentary shows the effect of the disaster on those who survived it, the families of those who didn’t and the people who live along the Gulf Coast. The Great Invisible airs on Houston Public Media, TV 8, Tuesday, April 21, at 10 p.m. Michael Hagerty […]
Posted on · Organizers of a new medical conference say they want to establish Houston as the “healthcare hub for the Americas.” The Medical World Americas conference is expected to draw more than 2,000 health care professionals. It will feature several topics for discussion, including disaster preparedness. We talk with the health care and life sciences consultant for the Greater Houston […]