On Tuesday, the city of Coronado took a major step in addressing the Tijuana River pollution crisis by voting to draft a ...

After multiple years of enduring an executive with little checks on emergency power, Washington state finally seems ...

Experts said by declaring a state of emergency well ahead of time, it allows the governor to request aid at a much faster ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a State of Emergency ahead of the incoming winter storm, urging all Virginians to take ...

Nearly two years after the federal government declared a state of emergency on food security, experts say the food crisis has worsened rather than improved. In July 2023, President Bola Tinubu ...

FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left ...

Whenever a natural disaster occurs, public officials commonly enforce “anti-gouging” laws, a type of price control.

The declaration of a state of emergency comes as seismic activity — which has prompted thousands to flee — continues. A 5.2 magnitude quake was recorded on Wednesday evening. The Greek Civil ...

"The intensity is falling but has not yet stabilised," the institute's research director Athanassios Ganas told state TV channel ERT. The ministry of civil protection's emergency declaration will ...

The peninsula is home to Rancho Palos Verdes, which faced sweeping power shutoffs last year due to land movement.

Eliminating FEMA would severely weaken the nation’s ability to respond to large-scale emergencies,” warns a retired ...

There are laws against price gouging in Kentucky, but they only go into effect when a state of emergency has been declared.