Environmental advocates mark the upcoming anniversary of Hurricane Helene and call for federal action to address extreme weather and climate threats.

In a statement, Cory Schwisow, interim director of Monroe County Emergency Management, said the county was recently qualified to receive “60% of post-disaster reimbursement funds upfront,” which he ...

State and local leaders gathered in Augusta Wednesday talking about climate change. They’re calling on lawmakers to take ...

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Some mayors shared their concerns about cuts to FEMA and NOAA with ABC News. Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, Missouri, a Democrat, said he is very concerned about staffing cuts at NWS given ...

Property managers are ramping up preperations as the season heads into its most active months, and federal cuts may hinder ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it ...

US Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) pushed back on assertions that federal funding cuts have left critical forecasting ...

FEMA ultimately denied an appeal for disaster funding from the state in March 2024. If the policy changes go into effect, Cognetti said the idea of FEMA essentially being out of the picture is scary.

FEMA’s NFIP currently serves more than 4.7 million policyholders, most of them in areas where private flood coverage is either unaffordable or unavailable.

As the U.S. enters its first peak hurricane season after a slew of cuts to the agency that handles most of the country’s ...