‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency June 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jason Leopold and Lauren Rosenthal Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself...
Trump Can’t End FEMA But It Needs Reform, Says Obama’s FEMA Head June 17, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he intends to whittle down or phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and...
Flash Flooding Kills 5 in West Virginia as Rescue Teams Search for Missing June 16, 2025 By Dave Collins Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three...
Deadly April Rainfall in South, Midwest Intensified by Climate Change, Scientists Say May 9, 2025 By Isabella O'Malley Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms...
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...
APCIA, IBHS Testify Before Senate Committee on Loss Mitigation May 2, 2025 By Chad Hemenway During a Senate committee hearing focusing on insurance and loss mitigation efforts, industry representatives said that all levels of government...
Allstate Agent Can Be Sued Over Nonrenewal of ‘Grandfathered’ Flood Insurance Policy April 15, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut agent for Allstate Insurance may be sued by an insured who faults the agent for not renewing a...
Kentucky Cleanup Begins After Surging Rivers Recede April 10, 2025 By Bruce Schreiner, Kristin Hall and Jonathan Mattise FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious Tuesday to...
Louisville, Other Parts of Kentucky Brace for More Flooding as Rivers Crest April 8, 2025 The Ohio River is expected to crest Tuesday night at historically high levels, exacerbating flooding that has already swamped hundreds...
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...