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Government’s Warped Priorities Exacerbate Climate Disasters, Impede Recovery
By funding wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of disaster recovery, the US punishes those who can least afford it.
Billionaires Won’t Save Us From the Effects of Climate Crisis. Mutual Aid Will.
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, mutual aid can be the basis of the total transformation we need to survive.
Critics Blast Johnson for Delaying Vote on FEMA Hurricane Aid Past Election
The funding is needed to provide further hurricane relief and to address funding gaps for future storms.
FEMA Workers Told to Flee North Carolina After Threats From “Armed Militias”
MAGA's “lies have real world consequences,” Carolina Forward, a North Caroline-based think tank, said.
Louisiana’s Black Rural Residents Feel Neglected in Wake of Hurricane Francine
Rural communities have the hardest time accessing aid from government recovery programs.
How US Disaster Response Leaves Farmworkers to Fend for Themselves
A new report shows how data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk in the wake of disasters.
Louisiana’s Hurricane Victims Struggle to Recover as Climate Disasters Pile Up
Government agencies have abandoned Black and low-income communities in the face of one devastating storm after another.
90 Percent of US Counties Have Experienced a Climate Disaster in Past Decade
These climate-fueled events have caused more than $740 billion in damages, according to a new report.
Every Single Florida House Republican Voted Against Disaster Relief Funding
“That is a level of callous indifference and political opportunism that boggles the mind,” one Florida Democrat said.
Biden Declares Disaster in Florida as Record-Breaking Hurricane Ian Floods State
The Category 4 hurricane caused catastrophic flooding in many parts of southwestern and central Florida.