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Southeast Wisconsin flooding, assessing damage for FEMA response

Emergency officials are on the ground, assessing the flooding damage in southeast Wisconsin. Based on damage numbers already ...

$25 million taxpayer cash handed by DHS, FEMA to groups with extremist ties: report

The Department of Homeland Security gave out more than $25 million in grants to nonprofits affiliated with Hamas and al-Qaeda ...
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FEMA’s future is on the line, and a former administrator says reform must start with redefining the mission

"Reform is good as long as it's holistic, but it's also got to be time-phased in over the next three years," said Brock Long.

Under water: How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize property owners to take risks

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

Concerns raised about potential cuts to NOAA, FEMA funding

Environmental advocates mark the upcoming anniversary of Hurricane Helene and call for federal action to address extreme weather and climate threats.
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FEMA, USCIS become latest agencies to end collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is canceled, effective immediately, at both the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the ...

Moving to higher ground: Escambia buys out flood prone properties with FEMA funds

The county is closing on 17 properties with the latest round of grand funding, while nearly 50 more homeowners are eligible ...

FEMA begins preliminary damage assessments in Chicago after July floods

FEMA joined state, county, and city officials this week, going door-to-door in parts of Chicago hit hardest by flooding from ...
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FEMA limits NGWS applicants to states and tribal nations, bypassing CPB

The new notice of funding for fiscal year 2025 leaves open the possibility that public media stations could be subrecipients ...