In Buncombe County, Madsen is focusing on rebuilding communities, mitigating landslide risks, addressing food security and supporting affordable housing initiatives. He plans to bring on a small team ...

Background/Aims On 17 September 2024, over 3000 pager devices containing explosives were remotely detonated across Lebanon in ...

Cyclone Ditwah has brought Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness under serious scrutiny and resulted in blistering attacks on the ...

A year after the Palisades wildfire killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes, political analysts and residents say ...

After Helene, barriers to OUD care in Boone exposed how regulations and infrastructure failures interrupt treatment; reforms ...

With floods, fires and hurricanes becoming more powerful and frequent, it feels like the Earth becomes a scarier place every year. To regain a sense of control, here’s a set of 5-year, 1-year and ...

The second phase of a disaster relief program approved by Congress last year will especially benefit specialty crop growers, according to USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation ...

ASHEVILLE – A new plan will guide storm recovery across Buncombe County. In its pages are 114 projects spanning seven local governments. They include affordable housing developments, emergency shelter ...

NEXT STEPS: Buncombe County Helene Recovery Officer Kevin Madsen advocated for approval of the Helene Recovery Plan at the Nov. 18 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting. Screen grab courtesy ...

Federal officials announced this week that they will not produce a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, a reversal that comes after officials decided such a plan is unnecessary. In a 10-page ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday it would no longer write a national wolf recovery plan because gray wolves no longer need endangered or threatened species protections under the ...