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Florida Awarded $608 Million Grant for Migrant Jails Under FEMA Program
The state will also get $38 million from ICE for equipment and transportation involved in detaining non-citizens.
Inside One Community’s Uphill Battle for FEMA Assistance After Hurricane Helene
Many families who lost nearly everything to the storm are still slogging through red tape a year later.
Local Climate Projects Persevere Despite Trump’s Effort to Crush Movement
Grassroots climate initiatives are increasingly building in resilience from heat, storms, and the government itself.
Noem Expedited Disaster Aid to Tourist Attraction After Wealthy Donor Intervened
As others languished without FEMA's help, Noem flew to Florida to tout the $11 million project and meet with the donor.
FEMA Employees Speak Out After Attacks on Workers Warning of Looming Disaster
“The danger posed to our collective communities ... is very real,” said one employee who signed a public letter.
FEMA Suspends Staff Who Warned Trump Cuts Risk Another Katrina-Level Disaster
The administration is illegally retaliating against federal employees for whistleblowing, one advocate said.
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North Carolina Waiting on Millions in FEMA Preparedness Grants as Hurricane Hits
FEMA also still owes North Carolina hundreds of millions in promised recovery funds from last year’s Hurricane Helene.
Trump’s FEMA Guts Disaster Mitigation While Funding Migrant Jails
As climate disasters increase, the hamstrung agency’s response efforts will be impeded when they’re needed most.
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired
Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.
Top FEMA Official Resigns Following Noem’s Delays in Deadly Texas Floods
The Trump administration’s new rules slowed FEMA’s response to the deadly flooding in Central Texas earlier this month.