Emergency Management
'I Need to Find Water, and I Need to Find it Now': A Local Official Takes Disaster Relief Into Her Own Hands
Paige Ellis, a city council member in Austin, Texas tracked down 10 pallets of bottled water and distributed it across her district after winter storms left thousands in the state without power or water.
‘It Doesn’t Feel Worth It’: Covid Is Pushing New York’s EMTs to the Brink
Emergency medical services work has long been grueling and poorly paid. Covid-19 has added stress and new risks for workers in the profession.
Sensors That Track Earthquakes Are Hackable, Researchers Find
A Greek team found they could interrupt and even falsify data.
Worry Not, Texans—Chucky Isn't Actually on the Loose
The Texas Department of Public Safety apologized for an Amber Alert that claimed that Chucky, a murderous doll from a 1980's horror movie, had abducted his (doll) son.
Report: States Most Vulnerable to Climate Change Are Among the Least Prepared
New research suggests that states that are most vulnerable to the health effects of climate change—including flooding, food shortages and heat-related deaths and illnesses—have done the least to prepare to handle them.
A State Project to Map Overdoses in Real Time
A statewide project in Connecticut takes reports of suspected opioid overdoses from first responders and maps them in real time, helping community partners better direct their services to high-risk areas.
Oregon Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Advisories for About 500,000
About 1 million acres are burning in the state and people have been told to leave areas within 30 miles of Portland.
Many Residents in California’s Wine Country Didn’t Get Alerts as Wildfires Approached
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | After Hurricane Laura destroyed water systems and power grids, many in southwest Louisiana without electricity and water … Jacob Blake’s family marches with thousands in Kenosha … Homeless shelter in Anchorage, Alaska experiences Covid outbreak, forces testing changes.
State Lawmakers Advance Bills to Protect Workers and Residents at Nursing Homes
Lawmakers in New Jersey last week moved legislation meant to curb Covid-19's spread in nursing homes and care facilities, including proposals to prioritize PPE and require increased wages for health workers.
Google Offering Near Real-Time Maps of Wildfire Boundaries
The company’s announcement comes as destructive fires are burning in a number of western states.
Governor Has Authority to Close Bars During Pandemic, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge sided with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards in a lawsuit brought by 10 bar owners who argued that closing their businesses to prevent the spread of Covid-19 violated their constitutional rights.
The Worst of Hurricane Season is Likely Still to Come
Nine named storms have already formed during the 2020 hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends in November. Experts are predicting as many as 16 more.
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