Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and interdependent ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. In ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced Tuesday that $15.8 million in disaster supplemental funding is being distributed ...

The SBA is offering low-interest disaster loans to Washington homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits in 20 counties affected by the December 2025 winter storms. Here’s how to apply.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The economy is always in a state of flux. While there are ...

Weather disasters in the first half of this year have cost the United States $93 billion in damage, according to a report released Tuesday by a German multinational insurance company. The analysis by ...

Bill would expand Magnuson-Stevens disaster relief to include economic harm from foreign competition Proposal targets coastal fishermen hurt by cheap imports and alleged illegal practices Louisiana ...

FEMA officials survey tree damage and assess the condition of the beaches and activity facilities in Guanica, Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Dec. 20, 2017. (Andrea Booher/FEMA) A ...

S&P Global Ratings says shifting disaster costs to state and local governments would weaken them fiscally and raise borrowing costs. President Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal disaster aid could ...

A lot happened in 2017, and we’re returning to one particular natural disaster that changed Puerto Rico from top to bottom. As communities on the island have recovered, there’s a trail of money to ...