FEMA Chief Says Agency Will Raise State Burden for Disasters to 50% May 15, 2025 By Leah Douglas and Nathan Layne David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Thursday that states would in the future...
‘Don’t Get in My Way,’ the New Acting Head of FEMA Warns Staff May 12, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Rebecca Santana The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting...
Acting FEMA Chief Is Ousted After Less Than 4 Months May 8, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Less than a month before the start of hurricane season, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has...
Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities and Projects April 30, 2025 By Jack Brook The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials...
Judge Declines to Force FEMA to Release Funds to Upgrade US Emergency Alert System March 20, 2025 By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge on Monday declined to force the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for...
FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts March 10, 2025 By CHRISTINE FERNANDO The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes...
Trump’s Return Prompts Companies to Stifle Climate Talk With ‘Greenhushing’ March 5, 2025 By Coco Liu and Olivia Rudgard As the chief executive officer of Caelux, Scott Graybeal runs a technology startup in Baldwin Park, California, that makes high-efficiency...
Why People Rebuild in Appalachia’s Flood-Ravaged Areas Despite Risks February 27, 2025 By Kristina Brant On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few...
At Least 8 Killed in Kentucky With Heavy Flooding, Winds in Region February 18, 2025 By Dylan Lovan LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel...
Some in Helene-Hit North Carolina Embrace Trump’s Talk of Abolishing FEMA February 18, 2025 By Makiya Seminera SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency...