Places like Maui and Asheville, North Carolina, rebuilding after wildfires and hurricanes, are doing so with a mind to ...

[15] • Economic impacts: The cost of natural disasters has skyrocketed, with U.S. billion-dollar disasters increasing from an average of 3.3 per year in the 1980s to over 17 annually from 2014-2023.

Continued reconstruction in North Carolina following last year’s Hurricane Helene. As natural disasters become more severe and intense, recovery from such storms often tallies into the billions.

Fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters are hitting harder than ever. And when they do, people with disabilities often feel the impact “first and worst,” said June Isaacson ...

has joined a Republican colleague to propose a federal tax credit for certain homeowners who retrofit and harden their homes against wildfires and other natural disasters. Schiff is introducing ...