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Why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function
Decades of disaster response history help explain how changes to FEMA’s structure have affected its ability to manage ...
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As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By
Emergency management experts warned that suddenly shutting off the funding and resources FEMA provides to local and state ...
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Judge Bars Trump Administration From Redirecting BRIC Funds
The ruling stops the federal government from spending the funds originally earmarked for FEMA's Building Resilient ...
Schumer condemns Trump administration's $64-million NYC security cut
New York’s senior senator on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s plan to cut security funding for New York City, ...
As Trump debates remaking FEMA, states could be left to fill the void
The Trump administration is considering cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and being more selective in ...
Opinion: Trump’s FEMA cuts threaten even worse disasters in the future
In about one month, the nation will commemorate the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating disasters in American ...
Maine emergency management expert criticizes federal changes to FEMA
One of the most experienced emergency response experts in the country, who lives in Maine, says the nation is becoming less prepared to respond to disasters.
Trump administration plans $64 million cut to New York City security funding
The Trump administration plans to slash terrorism prevention funding for New York City, according to a grant notice posted ...
History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function
States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed ...