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The White House is approving disaster relief funds without notifying FEMA, leading to delays and confusion
President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, ...
Joke or no joke, FEMA staff confused, concerned about budget cuts
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...
With hurricane season underway, Gulf Coast worries FEMA, Weather Service aren’t ready
The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid ...
FEMA to give Sanford fraction of cost to repair downtown marina
Sanford leaders are asking FEMA for a detailed explanation after learning the agency won’t approve many of the estimated ...
St. Louis waits for aid as FEMA response to Missouri disasters is slowest in 15 years
The wait for federal aid after tornadoes in St. Louis is part of a pattern in Donald Trump’s second term of longer waits and, ...
How FEMA’s policy shift sidelines vulnerable communities during disasters
The Trump administration’s new FEMA policy talks about public involvement in planning but strips any mention of equity, ...
Local governments react to push in legislation to prevent FEMA claw-backs
Congressman Neal Dunn introduced his legislation Thursday called "Streamlined FEMA Cost Exemption Act." For more News, ...
No, FEMA's response to Joplin isn't comparable to St. Louis' historic tornado. Here's why
History shows the differences in FEMA's response to the two disasters in Missouri had less to do with Obama or Trump.
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FEMA was starting to fix long-standing problems. Then came the Trump administration
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after ...