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A car gets towed while men walk through a flooded street in Houston, Texas, on August 30th, 2017.

Economics

A Newly Proposed EPA Deregulation Would Quash Any Hope of Protecting What’s Left of America’s Wetlands

An EPA rollback of Obama-era water protections could be particularly harmful to places like Harris County, which is still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.

Sophie Kasakove

A road is covered by floodwater left in the wake of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31st, 2017, near Houston, Texas.

Environment

Urbanization Intensified Hurricane Harvey’s Flooding. What Does That Mean for Future Storms?

As more areas of the country are hit with the kind of flooding seen during Harvey, the role of the city will become increasingly important.

Emily Moon

Flooded homes are shown near Lake Houston following Hurricane Harvey on August 30th, 2017, in Houston, Texas.

Environment

What Have We Learned in the Year Since Hurricane Harvey?

One year after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, researchers are just beginning to understand what went wrong.

Emily Moon

The remnants of a destroyed home stand more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island on October 6th, 2017, in Morovis, Puerto Rico.

Social Justice

Officials Finally Acknowledged Hurricane Maria’s Higher Death Toll. What Else Did They Get Wrong?

For months, Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló refused to admit his government might have undercounted—and this is not the only spurious claim made since the disaster.

Emily Moon