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Trump visits Texas to assess flood damage amid questions over FEMA’s future
President Donald Trump is visiting Texas to survey the damage from recent flash flooding that claimed at least 120 lives. He ...
As FEMA aids Texas flood victims, Noem urges eliminating US agency 'as it exists today'
July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management ...
FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say
FEMA officials are two months behind in posting grant application guidelines, which are expected to reflect President Trump’s ...
Maddow Blog | Following Texas flood, Team Trump faces uncomfortable questions about FEMA’s future
On Friday, as many Americans learned of devastating flooding in Texas and the heartbreaking losses from the disaster, a ...
Uncertainty of future FEMA disaster funding alarms Bay Area emergency planners
On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...
After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...
States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...
Study Author Slams Ice Barbie for ‘Gross Manipulation’ of FEMA Blame
A report cited by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in her critique of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ...
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Uncertainty of future FEMA disaster funding alarms Bay Area emergency ...
FEMA already has stopped boots-on-the-ground response operations, slashed the list of reimbursable public projects and throttled disaster reimbursements for repairs following natural disasters ...
Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas
North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered deadly floods in the last week after intense rain storms. Climate ...