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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 ...
Posts claim Trump admin plans to incinerate around 500 tons of emergency food. Here's what we know
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was set to incinerate nearly 500 metric tons (550 imperial tons) of ...
Texas flooding, politics around it, underscore challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Ex-FEMA officials say it’s unclear how the response differs from FEMA’s typical role in disasters, which is to support states ...
NC sues Trump administration over $225 million in grants for disaster mitigation
The federal grant program North Carolina and 19 other states want reinstated was expanded during the first Trump ...
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Trump-appointed council to overhaul FEMA meets in New Orleans. 'Not political theater.'
Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster ...
CT sues the Trump administration again, this time over FEMA funding
William Tong joined 20 other state AGs in filing the lawsuit against FEMA, which seeks to restore billions in grants for ...
'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 ...
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.
20 states sue DHS, FEMA for cuts to disaster mitigation program
States allege the Trump administration illegally ended FEMA's BRIC program, halting billions in disaster mitigation funding and putting storm-prone communities at risk.