July 18th, 20250By Sunita Sohrabji
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) uneven response to the Texas floods — which killed 132 people, including children — has left states wondering whether they can continue to rely on the agency amid an environmental disaster.
“The FEMA director (David Richardson, the agency’s acting...
September 18th, 20220A new, extensive national poll shines light on American Muslims' attitudes and perspectives on major issues, in the context of the broader faith landscape in the country.
The American Muslim Poll 2022: A Politics and Pandemic Status Report was released late last month by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), which...
October 9th, 20210A yellow-gray haze stains Midwestern skies. Fueled by years of drought and record-setting heat, smoke from the annual devastation of Western wildfires mixes with that from fires spreading across Wisconsin and Minnesota’s Northwoods. Tired of running on an indoor treadmill since May, a young man from Detroit joins his friends for a...
January 22nd, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) was appointed to a seat on the Health Subcommittee on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 116th Congress.
She adds this subcommittee assignment to other assignments on the Environment and Climate Change, Consumer Protection and Commerce, and...