Tag: FEMA
How Vermont lost track of millions in FEMA flood recovery funds
On the afternoon of August 21, Jason Gosselin raised the alarm: the flood recovery project he managed was…
US agency halts emergency funds, demands state population data reflecting deportations
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Friday it stopped distributing funds for…
Feds pay Florida $608M for Alligator Alcatraz day before government shutdown
The federal government reimbursed the state of Florida over a half-billion dollars for its state-run immigration facilities the…
Fema’s acting chief reportedly could not be reached during deadly Texas floods
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema)’s acting administrator was largely unreachable after deadly flooding swept through Texas…
Mississippi River Basin communities launch new disaster relief effort
Water covers a portion of Owl Hoot Road and part of a house in Ridgely, Tenn. on April…
Judge rules Trump admin. can’t require states to cooperate with ICE to get FEMA grants
A federal judge ruled Wednesday it is unconstitutional for the Trump administration to require states to cooperate with…
Trump is politicizing disaster relief — and communities are paying the price
In May, floods devastated small towns in Maryland’s Allegany and Garrett counties. Roads collapsed. Homes flooded. Schoolchildren had to be…
GOP senator rails on Trump’s DHS over slow pace of hurricane relief and vows to stall nominees
Republican Sen. Ted Budd blasted FEMA for “stonewalling” funds to his state to recover from Hurricane Helene and…
Former Trump FEMA leader says agency is ‘delaying’ aid
A former Trump administration official who ran the federal disaster agency earlier this year before being fired accused…
FEMA suspends employees who signed letter blasting Trump-era changes, sources say
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended more than 20 employees who signed an open letter arguing…
Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week…
FEMA staff argue Trump administration’s cuts risk undoing progress since Katrina
A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump…