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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We want to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it down to the state level,” the president said last week during a news briefing ...

Officials in Kaufman County issued a disaster declaration Wednesday ahead of next month's total solar eclipse, saying they expect the county's population to double and for traffic to be a major issue.

A Texas county has issued a declaration of local state disaster for the April 8 solar eclipse. Will more counties follow suit? The whole of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, home to around 7 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two teams of disaster response volunteers stayed at Georgia’s Camp Tygart for over a week to provide aid and relief to the town of ...

Seventeen days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, tearing down power lines, destroying water mains, and disabling cellphone towers, the signs of relief were hard to miss. Trucks ...

Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk has issued a disaster declaration ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8 due to an anticipation of an influx of visitors that will impact local resources.

Some renewable observers said the administration’s move could freeze all solar projects. The Biden administration announced an investigation yesterday on whether to slap import taxes on solar panels ...

SAN ANTONIO — Less than one week from the solar eclipse, Kerrville Mayor Judy Eychner issued a Declaration of Disaster for the city as they prepare for Monday's solar eclipse. Officials say the city ...

Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina‘s mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby ...

Sesame Solar is selling highly portable solar-powered units for things like mobile communications and command centers, medical units, kitchens and temporary housing. The systems use solar panels or ...

The mobile solar micro-grid trailer carries 38 solar panels. Four are on the trailer’s roof and the rest lay on the ground. Tom Staigle Two teams of disaster response volunteers stayed at Georgia’s ...