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1. U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell discusses FEMA's response to LA-area fires

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, California Wildfires, 2025, General interest
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5257557 HOST: A MARTÍNEZ A MARTÍNEZ: The fires have scorched through parts of Los Angeles that, combined, are a little bit bigger than [...]

Published
2025

2. Biden versus Johnson on hurricane relief

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects -- United States, Hurricanes -- Forecasts and trends -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects -- United States, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Economics, Business, international
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https://www.economist.com/newsletters/us-in-brief to receive 'The US in brief' as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Joe Biden called on Congress to convene to approve more aid in the wake of [...]

Published
2024

3. A Brief Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program in the 118th Congress

Author

Horn, Diane P.

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Government regulation, Company pricing policy, Flood insurance -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Public opinion -- Prices and rates, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
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Updated October 17, 2024 Introduction The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (Title XIII of PL. 90-448, as amended, 42 U.S.C. [...]

Published
2024

4. A DONKEY AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY DEFINING THE STAFFORD ACT'S 'FEASIBLE AND PRACTICABLE' TO SUPPORT USE OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS.

Author

Miller, Katherine

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Government contractors -- Laws, regulations and rules, Domestic content (Commercial policy) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Letting of contracts -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Management, Government purchasing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Management, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Government regulation, Company business management, Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5150)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction: A Warmer Planet Means More Billion Dollar Disasters 406 II. Overview of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters and the Preference for Local Contractors 408 [...], With scientists warning that climate change will increase the intensity of hurricanes, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) will be used by the federal government with greater frequency. But the Stafford Act is not without its flaws. After Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officer declared that the Stafford Act is like "bringing a donkey to the Kentucky Derby." (1) In [section] 5150 of the Stafford Act, Congress directs that "to the extent feasible and practicable," federal funds should be given to contractors and businesses local to the area affected. (2) However, it is unclear what qualifies as "feasible and practicable." To best prepare for the likely increase in the Stafford Act's use, Congress should clarify the ambiguity of the term "feasible and practicable" found in the Stafford Act's [section] 5150's preference for local contractors. As of now, the preference for use of local contractors is easily ignored by those responsible for contracting after a disaster. Ignoring local contractors, and instead using larger, out of state companies, contributed to the federal mismanagement after both Hurricanes Katrina and Maria. Failure to clarify this preference will result in more failed federal responses to disasters. This Note will discuss the benefits of the preference for local contractors and recommend two possible definitions of "feasible and practicable" that will ensure that more locals are being used as a part of the federal government's response to emergencies and major disasters. Finally, the Note will recommend two amendments to the Stafford Act's reporting requirements of FEMA that will ensure greater accountability and incentivize the use of local contractors.

Published
2024

5. 'THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T TAKE THE GAY COMMUNITY SERIOUSLY': THE FAILURE OF FEMA TO ACCOUNT FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS IN DISASTER MITIGATION AND RECOVERY.

Author

Curcio, Alyssa

Subjects
Hurricane Maria, 2017 -- Evaluation, Natural disasters -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sex discrimination -- Laws, regulations and rules, Equality before the law -- Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental justice -- Analysis, Sexual minorities -- Crimes against -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disparate impact -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Government regulation, Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
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INTRODUCTION (1) In the Fall of 2017, something was brewing in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Fed by warm waters and humid air, what began as an African easterly wave quickly [...]

Published
2023

6. Don't Kill FEMA. Find a Way to Fix It

Author

Welch, Peter

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Vermont -- Social aspects, Disaster relief -- Methods -- United States, Emergency management -- Methods, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

My state, Vermont, is still recovering from two catastrophic floods in the past two years. That's why I agree with President Trump that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is broken [...]

Published
2025

7. Trump Visits Natural Disaster Sites, Soothing and Sparring

Author

Kanno-Youngs, Zolan and Cameron, Chris

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, California Wildfires, 2025 -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects, Hurricane Helene, 2024 -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Political aspects -- Economic aspects, Natural disaster damage -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects, Hurricanes -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects -- North Carolina -- California, Wildfires -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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In North Carolina, the president pledged ''the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild'' after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone. President Trump [...]

Published
2025

8. What is FEMA, the agency Trump has threatened to get rid of?

Author

Iati, Marisa and Sacks, Brianna

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Emergency management -- Methods, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Marisa Iati, Brianna Sacks Ahead of a tour of two states recently struck by natural disasters, President Donald Trump on Friday proposed overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency - [...]

Published
2025

9. Touring Storm Damage, Trump Suggests FEMA Should Be Shut Down

Author

Flavelle, Christopher

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Natural disaster damage -- Evaluation, Disaster relief -- Evaluation -- United States, Assistance in emergencies -- Evaluation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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President Trump mused on Friday about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying that states could do a better job at responding to disasters. ''When you have a problem [...]

Published
2025

10. Touring disaster sites, Trump says he wants to get rid of FEMA

Author

Zakrzewski, Cat, Viser, Matt, and Dennis, Brady

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, California -- Government finance -- Social policy, California Wildfires, 2025, Voter identification laws -- Political aspects, Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- United States, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Cat Zakrzewski, Matt Viser, Brady Dennis SWANNANOA, N.C. - President Donald Trump, on a tour of two states reeling in recent months from hurricanes and wildfires, pledged Friday to [...]

Published
2025

11. From heartbreak to homeownership

Author

Riquier, Andrea

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Tornadoes -- Influence -- United States, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Home ownership -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY The devastating tornados that swept through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March 2023 were a double whammy for Andrea Williams, who was looking forward to celebrating [...]

Published
2024

12. Some N.C. residents distrust FEMA so much they're hesitant to apply for hurricane aid

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Sacks, Brianna and Crowe, Kevin

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Disaster victims -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Forecasts and trends, Disaster relief -- Forecasts and trends -- North Carolina, Domestic economic assistance -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Brianna Sacks, Kevin Crowe SWANNANOA, N.C. - Why, Shawna Gilmore thought, would she want to ask them for help? FEMA wasn't there right after Hurricane Helene all but destroyed [...]

Published
2024

13. As disasters multiply, FEMA makes it easier for tribes to get aid

Author

Sacks, Brianna

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Disaster victims -- Government finance, Disaster relief -- Distribution -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Native Americans -- Government finance, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Brianna Sacks The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making it easier for Native American communities - many of which have struggled to get help after a disaster - to [...]

Published
2024

14. As disasters multiply, FEMA makes it easier for tribes to get aid

Author

Sacks, Brianna

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Disaster victims -- Government finance, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Native Americans -- Government finance, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Brianna Sacks The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making it easier for Native American communities - many of which have struggled to get help after a disaster - to [...]

Published
2024

15. How FEMA tries to combat rumors and conspiracy theories about Milton and Helene

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Evacuation of civilians -- Management -- United States, Disinformation -- Influence, Emergency response teams -- Forecasts and trends, Conspiracy theories -- Influence, Disaster relief -- Distribution -- United States, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Company distribution practices, General interest
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5146475 BYLINE: HUO JINGNAN HOST: SCOTT DETROW SCOTT DETROW: Flooding and wind damage are not the only hazards left by Hurricane Milton. Survivors [...]

Published
2024

16. Morning news brief

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Hamas -- Political activity, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Company distribution practices, Electioneering, Memorials, Floods -- Forecasts and trends -- Israel -- United States -- Palestinian Territories, Political campaigns, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Management, Israel-Arab conflicts -- Forecasts and trends, Presidential candidates -- Political activity, Disaster relief -- Distribution -- Israel -- United States -- Palestinian Territories, Hurricanes -- Forecasts and trends -- Israel -- Palestinian Territories -- United States, Vice-Presidents -- Political activity, Anniversaries, Emergency management -- Methods, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Israel-Hamas War, 2023-, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Hurricane Helene, 2024
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5136574 BYLINE: STEPHEN FOWLER HOST: A MARTÍNEZ A MARTÍNEZ: Americans preparing for Hurricane Milton face two kinds of floods. STEVE INSKEEP: One is [...]

Published
2024

17. FEMA prepares for Hurricane Milton while managing the massive response to Helene

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Company business management, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Management, Emergency management -- Methods, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Hurricane Helene, 2024
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5144720 HOST: STEVE INSKEEP STEVE INSKEEP: Today, Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, is urging people to flee flood-prone areas before the arrival of Hurricane [...]

Published
2024

18. How FEMA is preparing for Hurricane Milton so soon after Helene

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Florida -- Safety and security measures -- Environmental aspects, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Evacuation of civilians -- Management -- United States, Disaster relief -- Evaluation -- United States, Domestic economic assistance -- Evaluation, Emergency management -- Methods, Disaster planning, Company business management, General interest
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5144160 HOST: JUANA SUMMERS JUANA SUMMERS: A major hurricane is headed for Florida's Gulf Coast. And if that sounds familiar, it is. Hurricane [...]

Published
2024

19. In many instances the disaster response to Helene has been politicized

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Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Company distribution practices, Floods -- Forecasts and trends -- United States, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Management, Disaster relief -- Distribution -- United States, Hurricanes -- Forecasts and trends -- United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Hurricane Helene, 2024
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5140633 BYLINE: JEFF BRADY HOST: LEILA FADEL LEILA FADEL: Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen into a major [...]

Published
2024

20. Alejandro Mayorkas talks about FEMA’s plans to assist after Helene

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Company public relations, Market trend/market analysis, Company distribution practices, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Floods -- Forecasts and trends -- United States, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Water-supply -- Forecasts and trends -- United States, Disaster relief -- Distribution -- United States
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To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5133459 HOST: AILSA CHANG AILSA CHANG: When Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida last Thursday, it was just [...]

Published
2024

21. $16.85M FEMA grant ensures backup power at Monroe County water treatment plant

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Oklobzija, Kevin

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Emergency power supply -- Management -- Government finance, Water treatment plants -- Energy use -- Management, Company business management, Business, Business, regional
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Byline: Kevin Oklobzija Monroe County has received a $16,852,504 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for installation of emergency generators at the Frank E. Van Lare Water Resource Recovery Facility. [...]

Published
2024

22. Disaster Relief Fund State of Play: In Brief

Author

Painter, William L.

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Disaster relief -- Government finance -- United States, Budget -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Government
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Contents Introduction What Is the DRF Used For? DRF Structure Major Disasters Category DRF Base Category DRF Appropriations Annual and Supplemental Continuing Resolutions Historical DRF Funding and Obligation Levels When [...]

Published
2024

23. Federal Assistance for Wildfire Response and Recovery

Author

Riddle, Anne A.

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Government finance, Wildfires -- Control, Government
Abstract

Updated July 29, 2024 Wildfires are unplanned fires. Wildfires may be caused by natural phenomena (i.e., lightning strikes) or by deliberate or accidental human activities. Wildfires occur naturally, and many [...]

Published
2024

24. Cost-Effective Local Initiatives to Promote Resilient Disaster Recovery.

Author

Marshall, John Travis

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Natural disasters -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Community power -- Laws, regulations and rules, Resilience (Personality trait) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Equality before the law -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Government regulation
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Major disasters fundamentally change communities. We think immediately of the dramatic physical changes left in their wake: homes pushed off their foundations, roads and power lines severed, schools and businesses [...]

Published
2023

25. The Heirs' Property Dilemma: How Stronger Federal Policies Can Help Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap.

Author

Bargeman, Kendall B.

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Wills -- Laws, regulations and rules, Flood insurance -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Demographic aspects, Income distribution -- Demographic aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Home ownership -- Demographic aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Demographic aspects, Race discrimination -- Economic aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Government regulation, Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Abstract

I. INTRODUCTION Without the proper knowledge and preparation, a family that owns heirs' property could lose all of the resources they have invested for generations in their home. (1) Heirs' [...]

Published
2023

26. 'Hunting FEMA' scare echoes NC past

Author

Burgess, Joel

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Storm damage -- Influence, Public employees -- Safety and security measures, Search and rescue operations, Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- North Carolina, Hurricanes -- Influence -- North Carolina, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Joel Burgess, USA TODAY NETWORK For me, one of the more surreal pieces of news to come out of post-hurricane North Carolina was this: Over the weekend, a U.S. [...]

Published
2024

27. N. Carolina Storm Toll: Nearly 100 Still Missing

Author

Cochrane, Emily

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Power failure -- Forecasts and trends, Search and rescue operations -- Management, Assistance in emergencies -- Forecasts and trends, Missing persons -- Forecasts and trends, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Search and rescue teams are still looking for the missing, officials said, with 95 deaths already attributed to the storm's wrath in the state. About 100 people remain missing in [...]

Published
2024

28. S.B.A. Says It's Run Out Of Disaster Loan Funds

Author

Ngo, Madeleine

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United States. Small Business Administration -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Disaster relief -- Forecasts and trends -- United States, Domestic economic assistance -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Federal officials urged people to keep applying for the loans, which they said they would continue to process while awaiting more funding from Congress, which is not set to reconvene [...]

Published
2024

29. Man arrested for threatening FEMA workers speaks out

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Joselow, Maxine

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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Disaster relief -- Investigations -- United States, Threats -- Investigations, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Maxine Joselow William Jacob Parsons, who was arrested Saturday on charges of making threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency employees, is publicly defending alleged actions that disrupted the agency's [...]

Published
2024

30. Threats against FEMA workers halt aid efforts in NC

Author

Cann, Christopher, Meyer, Josh, and Ober, Ryley

Subjects
United States. Forest Service -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, United States. Army. National Guard -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Public employees -- Safety and security measures, Search and rescue operations, Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- North Carolina, Threats -- Political aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Christopher Cann, Josh Meyer, and Ryley Ober, USA TODAY As the Federal Emergency Management Agency temporarily halted hurricane aid operations in North Carolina because of security concerns over the [...]

Published
2024

31. GOP, misinformation hold hurricane aid hostage

Author

Brennan, Chris

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Presidential candidates -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Influence, Conspiracy theories -- Political aspects, Disaster relief -- Access control -- United States, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Chris Brennan, USA TODAY Let's start by acknowledging that almost any national event that dominates a news cycle during a presidential election now inevitably also becomes the subject of [...]

Published
2024

32. North Carolina authorities arrest armed man after threats against FEMA workers

Author

Sacks, Brianna and Lamothe, Dan

Subjects
United States. Forest Service -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Storm damage -- Influence, Public employees -- Safety and security measures, Search and rescue operations, Threats -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- North Carolina, Hurricanes -- Influence -- North Carolina, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Brianna Sacks, Dan Lamothe LAKE LURE, N.C. - Federal emergency response personnel directed employees operating Saturday in hard-hit Rutherford County, N.C., to stop working and relocate due to concerns [...]

Published
2024

33. Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of âarmed militia,' email shows

Author

Sacks, Brianna and Lamothe, Dan

Subjects
United States. Forest Service -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Electronic mail systems -- Usage, Storm damage -- Influence, Search and rescue operations, Hurricanes -- Influence, E-mail, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Brianna Sacks, Dan Lamothe LAKE LURE, N.C. - Federal emergency response personnel on Saturday had employees operating in hard-hit Rutherford County, N.C., stop working and move to a different [...]

Published
2024

34. Biden Declares Disaster From Milton Ahead of His Florida Visit

Author

Kanno-Youngs, Zolan

Subjects
Government regulation, Natural disasters -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024
Abstract

The president will visit communities ravaged by Hurricane Milton on Sunday. The disaster declaration will enable funds for the state to be deployed. President Biden approved a major disaster declaration [...]

Published
2024

35. Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change

Author

Romm, Tony

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Extreme weather -- Forecasts and trends -- Economic aspects, Climatic changes -- Forecasts and trends -- Economic aspects, Disaster relief -- Government finance -- United States, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Tony Romm A second catastrophic hurricane in as many weeks has forced the U.S. government to grapple with a harsh reality: Climate calamities are becoming more frequent, deadly and [...]

Published
2024

36. Bizarre Falsehoods Disrupt Hurricane Recovery Efforts

Author

Hsu, Tiffany and Thompson, Stuart A.

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Disinformation -- Forecasts and trends, Social media -- Influence, Conspiracy theories -- Forecasts and trends, Hurricanes -- Influence -- Political aspects -- United States, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Experts warn that weather-related disinformation can rapidly escalate into real-world risks and distract from aid. Wildly improbable conspiracy theories about Hurricanes Helene and Milton have spread largely unchecked on social [...]

Published
2024

37. How Trump's hurricane falsehoods are dividing the Republican Party

Author

Joselow, Maxine and Alfaro, Mariana

Subjects
Republican Party (United States) -- Powers and duties, Company legal issue, Company public relations, Presidential candidates -- Political activity -- Public relations, Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- Investigations -- United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024 -- Political aspects, Hurricane Helene, 2024 -- Political aspects
Abstract

Byline: Maxine Joselow, Mariana Alfaro As Donald Trump and his allies spread false and misleading claims about Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Republican Party has split into two camps: those [...]

Published
2024

38. How hurricane falsehoods are dividing the Republican Party

Author

Joselow, Maxine and Alfaro, Mariana

Subjects
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024 -- Political aspects, Hurricane Helene, 2024 -- Political aspects, Disinformation -- Political aspects, Hurricanes -- Political aspects -- United States, Company public relations, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Republican Party (United States) -- Powers and duties -- Public relations
Abstract

Byline: Maxine Joselow, Mariana Alfaro As Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims about Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Republican Party has split into two camps: those who try [...]

Published
2024

39. FEMA has enough funding for Hurricane Milton. What's next is less certain

Author

Bogage, Jacob and Joselow, Maxine

Subjects
United States. Small Business Administration -- Powers and duties, United States. Office of Management and Budget -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024, Storm damage -- Economic aspects, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Government finance, Hurricanes -- Economic aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Jacob Bogage, Maxine Joselow Federal relief agencies are confronting a potential budget shortfall as aid begins reaching communities battered by Hurricane Helene and large swaths of the Southeast prepare [...]

Published
2024

40. Rescue and recovery in ravaged NC is grim job

Author

Jervis, Ric

Subjects
Storm damage -- Influence, Search and rescue operations, Missing persons -- Statistics, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024 -- Casualties
Abstract

Byline: Rick Jervis, USA TODAY WALNUT ISLAND RIVER PARK, N.C. - Typically, Mitch Hampton leads tourist groups on whitewater rafting adventures along the speedier stretches of the French Broad River [...]

Published
2024

41. Homeowners hit by Helene grapple with costs of flood damage; Hurricane's trail of destruction across southeastern U.S. may be financially devastating for families without insurance coverage

Author

Ho, Sally

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Insurance industry, Storm damage -- Forecasts and trends -- Economic aspects, Flood insurance -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Insurance industry -- Services, Hurricanes -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects -- United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: SALLY HO; ASSOCIATED PRESS A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the southeastern United States, homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood [...]

Published
2024

42. Helene response hampered by misinformation, conspiracy theories

Author

Joselow, Maxine, Oremus, Will, De Vynck, Gerrit, and Berman, Mark

Subjects
Storm damage -- Maintenance and repair, Conspiracy theories, Disaster relief -- Political aspects, North Carolina -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Maxine Joselow, Will Oremus, Gerrit De Vynck, Mark Berman Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of an Asheville resident quoted. He is Mark Huneycutt, [...]

Published
2024

43. Another major storm in Florida may test FEMA's capacity

Author

Joselow, Maxine and MacMillan, Douglas

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Storm damage, Disaster relief -- Florida, Florida -- Environmental aspects, United States. National Hurricane Center -- Reports, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024 -- Forecasts and trends, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Maxine Joselow, Douglas MacMillan As the Federal Emergency Management Agency deploys more than 1,500 personnel in communities battered by Hurricane Helene, another major storm is expected to strike the [...]

Published
2024

44. Another major storm aims at Florida in Helene's wake

Author

Joselow, Maxine and MacMillan, Douglas

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Storm damage, Disaster relief, Florida -- Environmental aspects, United States. National Hurricane Center -- Reports, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Milton, 2024 -- Forecasts and trends, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Maxine Joselow, Douglas MacMillan Florida officials are calling for what they expect to be the state's largest evacuation in seven years as a new storm barrels toward the region [...]

Published
2024

45. Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene's path

Author

Crowe, Kevin, Osaka, Shannon, and Hennessy-Fiske, Molly

Subjects
Floods -- Influence -- United States, Flood insurance -- Statistics, Storm damage -- Influence, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Kevin Crowe, Shannon Osaka, Molly Hennessy-Fiske In Buncombe County, N.C., where an entire town disappeared beneath floodwaters, less than 1 percent of households had flood insurance. In Unicoi County, [...]

Published
2024

46. FEMA deploys to difficult terrain after Helene as it faces criticism and fights misinformation

Author

Hennessy-Fiske, Molly, Joselow, Maxine, Morse, Clara Ence, and Oremus, Will

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Storm damage -- Influence, Social media -- Influence, Search and rescue operations -- Political aspects, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Maxine Joselow, Clara Ence Morse, Will Oremus The Federal Emergency Management Agency has deployed more than a thousand personnel and millions of meals and liters of water [...]

Published
2024

47. As Trump makes false claims about hurricane relief, White House calls it âpoison'

Author

Rodriguez, Sabrina and McDaniel, Justine

Subjects
Government regulation, Illegal immigrants -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Government finance, Presidential candidates -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Sabrina Rodriguez, Justine McDaniel EVANS, Ga. - Former president Donald Trump doubled down on misinformation about Hurricane Helene in an appearance in this storm-ravaged state Friday, repeating the falsehood [...]

Published
2024

48. No, Biden didn't take FEMA relief money to use on migrants â but Trump did

Author

Kessler, Glenn

Subjects
United States. Department of Homeland Security -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024, Illegal immigrants -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disaster relief -- Government finance -- Political aspects -- United States, Ex-presidents -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Glenn Kessler âThe Harris-Biden administration says they don't have any money [for hurricane relief]. ⦠They spent it all on illegal migrants. ⦠They stole the FEMA money just [...]

Published
2024

49. FEMA Aid Is Arriving. But Some Residents Are Helping Their Own

Author

Cochrane, Emily, Goodman, J. David, Sandoval, Edgar, and Flavelle, Christopher

Subjects
Company business management, Company distribution practices, Storm damage -- Evaluation, Post-disaster reconstruction -- Management, Disaster relief -- Distribution -- United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Six days after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina was getting help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others. But officials still faced obstacles reaching some areas. In the western mountains [...]

Published
2024

50. Nearly all homes in counties hardest hit by Helene lack national flood insurance

Author

Crowe, Kevin, Osaka, Shannon, and Hennessy-Fiske, Molly

Subjects
Flood insurance -- Statistics, Storm damage -- Economic aspects, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Powers and duties, Hurricane Helene, 2024
Abstract

Byline: Kevin Crowe, Shannon Osaka, Molly Hennessy-Fiske In Buncombe County, N.C., where an entire town disappeared beneath floodwaters, less than 1 percent of households had flood insurance. In Unicoi County, [...]

Published
2024

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