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FEMA, Trump Administration and Disaster Mitigation

Associated Press News · 19m

20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program.

The New York Times · 1h

20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation

FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

UPI on MSN · 2h

New York joins multistate lawsuit after Trump administration's FEMA cuts

The state of New York joined several other states Wednesday in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's closure of a protective arm of FEMA.

Abbott says FEMA needs improvements

Roll Call · 1d

Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.

The New York Times · 2d

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of staffing cuts was “false.”

Abbott says FEMA needs improvements after deadly Texas floods

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) needs improvements while updating reporters on flood recovery. CBS News' Jason Allen has more details.

5h

US senator seeks release of delayed security funds from FEMA

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency must release months-overdue funding notices for security grants that help cities ...

35mon MSN

'Higher risk of harm from natural disasters': Trump admin sued for installing acting FEMA heads with 'no prior emergency management experience'

A collection of blue state attorneys general and a governor accused Trump of "unlawfully" installing acting FEMA ...

2don MSN

FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

24m

NC sues FEMA after agency cut $200 million for infrastructure ravaged by recent flooding

North Carolina is among 20 states seeking an emergency court decision to reinstate the funds, arguing FEMA unlawfully halted ...

3don MSN

Donald Trump Wants FEMA 'Remade,' Not Eradicated—DHS Secretary

The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1d

Former FEMA head responds to praise and criticism of federal response to Texas floods

The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for ...

2don MSN

FEMA’s Texas-sized test

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) participated in the first meeting of a new ...

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