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Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing

A leaked report recommends halving the size of the nation’s disaster response agency, while holding states responsible for a much larger share of response and recovery costs.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Disaster survivors traveled to Washington, D.C., to call for a stronger federal disaster response system, not the much-reduced agency proposed by a Trump-appointed council. Credit: Ralph Alswang
A displaced Palestinian woman pushes water away from her tent after heavy rainfall at a makeshift camp inside Gaza’s port on Nov. 14. Credit: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Gaza Faces Another Catastrophic Winter as Environmental and Humanitarian Devastation Mount

By Keerti Gopal

National Guard soldiers search for people stranded by flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024, in Steinhatchee, Fla. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard

By Marianne Lavelle

Donald Trump is prayed over by a local business owner in Swannanoa, N.C., during a visit to see the devastation of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 21, 2024. Credit: The Washington Post via Getty Images/Grist

Trump Raised $8 Million for Hurricane Helene Survivors. Where Did It All Go?

By Katie Myers, Grist

Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd (left) has urged the state to improve warning systems. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns With State Lawmakers

By Martha Pskowski

Search and rescue workers dig through debris after flash flooding on July 6 in Hunt, Texas. Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

A woman walks through high tide floodwaters on Aug. 9, 2024, in Alexandria, Va. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief

By Charles Paullin

A home is damaged by a fallen tree after a tornado hit Gaithersburg, Md. in June last year. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year One as Climate Threats Increase

By Aman Azhar

Residents dig out stranded and buried cars after record snowfall on Dec. 2, 2024 in Erie, Pa. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Mid-Atlantic States Prepare for More Billion-Dollar Disasters as Trump Considers Cutting Emergency Funding

By Kiley Bense

Residents of Swannanoa live in campers and tents as their homes remain destroyed or uninhabitable from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?

By Lisa Sorg

Wildfire victims seek services at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center on Jan. 14 in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Elena Gonzalez looks at their destroyed home after Hurricane Milton's landfall on Oct. 14 in Fort Myers, Fla. Credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/The Washington Post via Getty Images

After Disasters, Whites Gain Wealth, While People of Color Lose, Research Shows

By Amy Green

In an aerial view, lots that have been cleared of wildfire debris, covered in gray gravel, are seen as vehicles pass along a newly reopened stretch of Honoapi'ilani Highway on August 3 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Disaster Recovery Is a Delicate Act of Balancing Priorities

By Mathilde Augustin

As States Recover from Climate-Related Disasters, They Also Must Prepare for Future Ones

By Kiley Price

Local chefs have been feeling the heat of climate-fueled losses. Credit: Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Struggling Chefs Are Fired Up About Climate-Fueled Supply Chain Woes

By Kiley Price

FEMA Overhauled a Disaster Aid Program. Environmental Justice Communities Could Benefit Most

By Kristoffer Tigue

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