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FEMA Disaster Aid Review Could Deter Migrants from Seeking Help in Extreme Weather
A previously undisclosed FEMA review could block disaster assistance to millions of undocumented people and deter legal ...
FEMA on the chopping block
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the ...
6 months after Helene, FEMA approved $30.9M in federal assistance for TN, mostly to help with housing
FEMA gave its final recovery update on Friday, but said federal, state and local teams would continue working to help ...
FEMA going door-to-door helping flood victims get aid
Across the region, people dealing with flood damage are hearing knocks at their doors and visitors calling out “FEMA! FEMA!” FEMA representatives are going door-to-door in Mercer County, McDowell ...
Republican, Dem lawmakers join forces to reform 'inefficient' FEMA, detach agency from DHS
Reps. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., introduced the FEMA Independence Act on Monday, which aims to ...
E&E News6d
FEMA chief: ‘Abolish’ notorious denial letters to survivors
Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton said people who experience disasters need more clarity about how to get federal help.
FEMA helped more than 150K in NC after Helene damaged homes, but some feel ignored
While adapting to life in donated campers and spare bedrooms, some displaced people in Western North Carolina still struggle ...
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own?
“States don’t have that capability built to handle a disaster every single year,” Lynn Budd, director of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security, told Stateline in an interview. Access to FEMA avoids ...
The Hill3d
America’s disaster relief system is in dire need of repair
we’ve seen firsthand the dedication of emergency managers who work tirelessly to help people rebuild. But we’ve also seen how the system, bound by bureaucratic constraints and outdated ...