FEMA has expanded its disaster assistance coverage in Tennessee, adding more counties to the federal aid program following updated damage assessments from Winter Storm Fern, which battered the state with historic ice and snow in late January.

One year after fires tore through the Los Angeles region, devastation remains etched into the landscape — not only in the thousands of empty lots, but also in the near absence of rebuilding. More than 13,000 homes were destroyed across Los Angeles County; 12 months later, just 28 have been rebuilt.

The U.S. Forest Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission announced a $290 million partnership to restore forests, watersheds, and wildlife habitats across western North Carolina that were severely damaged by Hurricane Helene.

A bipartisan group of North Carolina representatives is pushing House leadership for a floor vote on legislation aimed at reforming FEMA's disaster recovery process to eliminate bureaucratic delays slowing relief efforts for communities still struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Tennessee on Thursday, unlocking an estimated $60.6 million in federal relief funding for communities devastated by Winter Storm Fern, which struck the state in late January.

Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA has approved additional areas in Alaska for both Individual Assistance and Public Assistance following the devastating October 2025 West Coast storms, expanding the pool of residents and communities eligible for federal recovery support.

A year after deadly fires ripped through the Pacific Palisades in California, Ring has launched a new safety feature called Fire Watch to help communities and first responders get real-time, on-the-ground information during active fires.

Texas is a hot spot for natural disasters, from hurricanes to tornadoes to floods. And a newly released survey shows that as the weather becomes more severe, Texans’ concerns about recovery increase.

FEMA approved $11 million in expedited emergency response funds for Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana following Winter Storm Fern, which brought historic ice accumulations and widespread power outages across the South.

Under a planned new threshold for federal disaster assistance, Mississippi would have missed out on federal support for 18 of the last 28 declared disasters, resulting in a loss of $163 million, state officials calculated.

The Trump administration is taking an unprecedented step to control post-disaster rebuilding efforts by preempting local regulations that it says have delayed projects that are funded with federal loans.

As Mississippi communities begin the process of recovering from the recent catastrophic winter storm, Walmart is deploying specialized disaster recovery units to Walmart Supercenter in Oxford.

On January 28, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee requested President Donald J. Trump grant an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for 23 Tennessee counties following significant impacts from Winter Storm Fern.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday, experts and former FEMA officials said, despite Trump administration warnings to the contrary.

A panel of experts established by President Donald Trump proposed replacing the government’s notoriously slow process for approving disaster aid with a new system that triggers the release of money based on weather conditions rather than estimates of financial damage, according to a copy of the final report obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News.

The Department of Homeland Security has paused terminations of employees working on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster response as it ramps up preparations for a massive and life-threatening winter storm that will pummel half the country this weekend.

But the weather has had a particularly debilitating effect in the South, where experience with brutal winter conditions is limited, threatening to overwhelm infrastructure, tax the resources of local governments and catch residents off guard.

A historic winter storm slammed the South over the weekend, coating cities in ice and knocking out power for millions of residents. 

A historic winter storm that slammed more than half the United States is shaping up to be one of the most costly weather disasters in modern history.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers, ranchers, families, and small businesses in the path of Winter Storm Fern to prepare for severe winter weather and be aware of available USDA assistance.