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Disasters in Texas and North Carolina over the past year underscore how costly interior floods can be. After Roseville, California, was hit by destructive floods in the 1980s and 鈥�90s, the city turned itself into a model of preparedness and hazard mitigation.

Progress roundup: To better connect incarcerated New Yorkers with loved ones, the state is paying for phone calls. In Africa, mobile money helps people save.

Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for states as well as for federal disaster response. Lessons in resilience have born fruit, but a proposed scaling back of FEMA鈥檚 role is stirring debate in an era of rising storm costs.

Ford has a stunning goal: a small electric pickup priced below $30,000. The company seeks a new 鈥淢odel T moment,鈥� responding to competition from China more than to Washington politics.

After Hurricane Katrina, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, New Orleans has worked to rebuild and revive 鈥� a recovery achieved in part through music and culture.

Progress roundup:聽Flint, Michigan, completes pipe replacements for clean water; India鈥檚 Gujarat state pilots pollution trading and lowers emissions.

Rising electricity bills are stinging consumers across the United States. Experts say the trend reflects rising demand for electricity 鈥� including from AI 鈥� but also the need for upgraded and more adaptable power grids.

Summers have been getting longer and hotter, with more days of extreme heat. A pending federal rule would create safety guidelines for outdoor workers regarding breaks, water access, and more.

Progress roundup: Malta brings free period products to schools, a study in Kenya and Senegal finds women鈥檚 decision-making superior to men鈥檚, and more.

From shrimp to squid, seafood鈥檚 journey from ocean to table is often fraught with labor and environmental abuses. Journalist Ian Urbina's work is shedding light on a largely unpoliced realm.