FEMA’s Ready Campaign and the Ad Council have partnered with DreamWorks Animation’s new film Dog Man to promote emergency preparedness among children. The initiative features the animated character Dog Man encouraging children to take an active role in emergency readiness. More.

Lawyers for the Justice Department on Tuesday implored a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to allow the Pentagon to withdraw from a plea deal ruling out the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying that if there were ever a case for courts to intervene, it was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s. More.

The city’s Department of Investigation claims a “staffing issue” is preventing it from investigating what past mayoral administrations knew about 9/11 air toxins — prompting criticism from those who think the Big Apple is dragging its heels. More.

Lawyers for the Justice Department on Tuesday implored a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to allow the Pentagon to withdraw from a plea deal ruling out the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying that if there were ever a case for courts to intervene, it was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s. More.

Following devastating fires in Los Angeles, Oceanside residents have raised concerns about the city’s ability to handle a similar large-scale disaster in their own backyard, prompting a presentation by the fire and water utilities departments at a Jan. 22 council meeting. More.

When a broad group of parents, educators and activists met in late October at a government office building in Arlington, Virginia, they gathered around a shared goal: Make America’s schools safer. More.

Children are often hit first and hardest by disasters - and they face major risks to their safety, health and education. UNICEF estimates that nearly half of the world's children - roughly 1 billion - live in one of 33 countries classified as "extremely high risk" from the impacts of climate change. More.

As the embers of recent wildfires start to cool, and Los Angeles residents are faced with the long process of recovery, it's clear that the respite from the windy, flame-fanning weather is a temporary reprieve rather than an end to the threat. More.