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Recent Disasters Reveal Racial Discrimination in FEMA Aid Process
Black and Latino populations affected by property damage are less likely to access aid of any kind.
Immigrants Seeking Shelter Fear Deportation as FEMA Shifts Funds to ICE
Undocumented immigrants have expressed concern they will encounter immigration enforcement if they seek help.
Ahead of Hurricane Florence, Trump Moved $10 Million From FEMA to ICE
The money was transferred just ahead of hurricane season to fund family separation and deportation efforts.
Hurricane Season Not Only Brings Destruction and Death but Rising Inequality Too
Natural disasters are taking a heavy toll.
Water Restored to Majority of Puerto Rico, but Problems Persist
Water safety has been a persistent issue for Puerto Rico.
“Neglect and Bureaucracy”: Six Months After Maria, Trump Condemned for Failed Response in Puerto Rico
Displaced Puerto Ricans and critics of the US government's response to Hurricane Maria protested outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Poor People in the US Will Face Growing Exposure to Natural Disasters
How do disasters affect people's decisions to move in or out of particular areas?
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Do You Know What It Means to Love New Orleans?
"I sit in my garden, girded by dirt and green and growth, I smell life ... and I think of New Orleans," says William Rivers Pitt.
Urbanologist Grades Government’s Response to Katrina With an “F“
New Orleans' devastation was a chance by pols "to give out outrageous contracts to campaign donors," says author Roberta Brandes Gratz.
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After Katrina, the Residents of New Orleans Saved Themselves
Excerpt from Roberta Brandes Gratz's "We're Still Here Ya Bastards" is a tribute to the resilience of New Orleanians.