Tom covers the federal response to climate change, focusing on FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers and other disaster-response agencies. He worked previously at USA Today, BuzzFeed News, Newsday and several local newspapers. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2012 and has won other national journalism awards including from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the National Press Club and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Democrats in Congress are moving to force telecommunications companies to strengthen their wireless networks to better maintain service during disasters. It sets up a potential clash with the industry.
National security experts urged the elimination of all greenhouse gas emissions in a report yesterday that warns of international catastrophe if the global temperatures continue to rise on their current trajectory.
A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers had no legal obligation to protect Texas property owners from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, calling the damage "an act of God ... that the government could not conceivably have controlled."
Leading agriculture groups have formed an organization to fight potential climate regulation and to promote the sector's own work in conservation and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Advocates for climate-friendly eating face several barriers in their quest to convince people to replace meat diets with ones based on fruits, vegetables and artificial meat.