emergency preparedness

A red pickup truck idles on a road in rural Nebraska with its passenger side door open. Nearby, the massive black funnel cloud of a tornado touches down.

Brent Koops/NOAA Weather in Focus Photo Contest 2015

July 30, 2024

Three Takeaways from Twisters: Hillbillies, Science, and Solutions

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

August 26, 2020

As Hurricane Laura Bears Down on Gulf Coast, Data Shows How COVID-19 May Affect Evacuations

Kristy Dahl
Principal Climate Scientist

August 10, 2020

Hurricanes and COVID-19 in Florida: Are Counties Prepared to Protect Hurricane-Vulnerable Populations?

UCS Science Network

The Chevron Richmond refinery fire in August 2012.

June 13, 2018

Contents Under Pressure: Speak Out Against EPA Proposed Chemical Facility Safety Rollbacks That Put Communities at Risk

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

May 10, 2017

Shake, Rattle, and Rainout: Federal Support for Disaster Research

UCS Science Network

October 13, 2016

Hurricane Matthew: What's Next for Recovery and Rebuilding?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

October 5, 2016

Matthew Is the Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane in a Generation. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

August 1, 2016

A Free Ride: How Special Interests Are Undermining Chemical Facility Safety

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

May 12, 2016

EPA Must Do More to Secure Chemical Facility Safety for Fenceline Communities

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

October 1, 2014

Combatting Panic: Ebola, the CDC, and Crisis Communication

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

July 16, 2014

Fracking, Chemicals, and Our Health: EPA Considers a Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure Rule

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

July 1, 2013

Preparing for Our Future: The Need for Monitoring and Data Collection

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

June 28, 2012

Beware: Wildfire Smoke Can Be Like Smoking a Couple of Packs of Cigarettes over a Few Hours

Brenda Ekwurzel
Senior Climate Scientist, Director of Climate Science