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More than three years after Superstorm Sandy, NPR and FRONTLINE investigate the thousands still not home, the government agencies that failed to help and the companies that made millions.
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FEMA Announces Reforms to National Flood Insurance Program
The proposed changes are meant to provide FEMA with better oversight over insurance companies, while offering consumers more help in the appeals process.
May 24, 2016
How Much Do Insurance Companies Profit After a Natural Disaster?
More than three years after Superstorm Sandy, thousands of survivors are still not home, despite billions of dollars spent on recovery efforts. Where did those dollars go?
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Business of Disaster
Who profits when disaster strikes? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate.
May 24, 2016
Fairness Out, Shame in. The Psychology of the Paris Climate Talks
A new dynamic has taken shape among negotiators at the Paris climate talks, but whether it can slow rising temperatures remains to be seen.
December 9, 2015
Investigation Finds Exxon Ignored Its Own Early Climate Change Warnings
Internal documents show company researchers warning of the risks of global climate change as early as 1977, years before the issue emerged on the national agenda, according to a new investigation by InsideClimate News.
September 16, 2015
Editor's Note: Foster Farms and "The Trouble with Chicken"
The poultry giant Foster Farms disputed a finding reported in our film, "The Trouble with Chicken." Here's why we stand by the report.
August 25, 2015
Four Years After Fukushima, Japan Makes a Return to Nuclear Power
A reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant is the first to be brought back online since Japan took the unprecedented step of mothballing all 48 of its reactors in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
August 11, 2015
Report: Ebola Outbreak Exposed "Organizational Failings" at WHO
A scathing review found the WHO unable to respond rapidly to global health emergencies, despite it status as the U.N. agency countries look to when dealing with crises like the Ebola outbreak.
July 7, 2015
California Approves Strict New Vaccine Requirements for Children
California now has one of the strictest vaccination laws in the country, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday that eliminates personal and religious belief exemptions.
June 30, 2015
FDA Plan Would Offer Clearer Picture of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
The FDA currently publishes information on how many antibiotics are sold to farms. It now wants more information on which species they're going to.
May 20, 2015
Five Salmonella Outbreaks Food Inspectors Didn't See Coming
Federal regulators are inside every meat and poultry processing plant in this country. But their efforts failed to identify serious salmonella problems in the lead up to these six major poultry outbreaks.
May 14, 2015