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'Rapid erosion': Trump’s FEMA cuts put hurricane-prone states in a 'really bad situation'
WIRED reports that with hurricane season approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not up to the fight ...
The IRS just gave NC residents an even later tax deadline, now in early fall
The IRS extended the tax deadline for all North Carolina residents. North Carolina residents have until Thursday, May 1 to ...
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Federal funding cuts threaten Kentucky’s future flood readiness
The Trump administration is rescinding more than $9 million in infrastructure funding for local governments across the ...
Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared
CT passed a law to secure health care facilities from cyberattacks by having hospitals create plans or by supporting ...
FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and ...
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Ahead of Fire and Hurricane Season, FEMA Moves to End a Major Disaster-Preparedness Program
In an internal FEMA memo, the Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the government’s largest climate ...
Living through a 'low-attention disaster,' Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA's shadow
Nearly six months after the Mountain Fire displaced 750 people and destroyed 182 homes and other structures in Ventura County ...
Nonprofits Work to Fill the Climate Information Gap Left by Trump Cuts
As the Trump administration cancels climate science briefings and removes environmental data tools from public view some ...
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AmeriCorps members who respond to disasters and help nonprofits are let go in DOGE cuts
Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. are the latest to be ...
Why Mississippi River is top of endangered rivers list. What you need to know
The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...
Trump administration pulls funds for WA communities at risk for floods
Levees, a pump station and a tsunami evacuation structure are just some of the 13 projects the state had to abruptly cut ...
Why Mississippi River is top of endangered rivers list. What West Tennesseans need to know
The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in Washington ...