Environment As Need for New Flood Maps Rises, Congress and Obama Cut Funding FEMA maps that dictate insurance premiums for millions of Americans are dangerously outdated. Can we get them ready before another Katrina or Sandy? Theodoric Meyer
Social Justice Search Dogs Seeking Fake Disasters to Sniff The canine-handler teams produced by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation are the gold standard in their field. All the foundation needs now are some fake disasters the dogs can sniff. Devra Hall Levy
News in Brief Fumbling FEMA Wants Back in the Game A political scientist argues that while FEMA has pulled up its socks since Hurricane Katrina, it's still not ready for primetime. Ryan Blitstein
Social Justice Pssst. Mr. President. Because it's not just the economy, our experts offer some solutions to problems that were under-discussed during the campaign. Matt Palmquist
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Economics FEMA’s Nightmare: A Big Midwest Shaker The “Big One” assumed for California or other Pacific Rim states and provinces will almost certainly arrive some… Michael Todd