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FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, ...
As hurricane season begins, Trump's FEMA chief once again fails to inspire confidence
It was a problem when the acting FEMA chief jokingly said he didn't know the U.S. has a hurricane season, but it wasn't the ...
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It's hurricane season. What's up with FEMA? Some New Orleans area leaders are worried.
Potential changes to FEMA — and the reimbursements it awards to parishes after storms — have some New Orleans leaders on edge ...
The White House is approving disaster relief funds without notifying FEMA, leading to delays and confusion
President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, ...
St. Louis waits for aid as FEMA response to Missouri disasters is slowest in 15 years
The wait for federal aid after tornadoes in St. Louis is part of a pattern in Donald Trump’s second term of longer waits and, ...
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FEMA cuts emergency training under Trump as hurricane season looms
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1 ...