Articles Tagged with ''FEMA''

States net legal win in temporary injunction against Trump administration move to divert disaster preparation grants under FEMA's BRIC program. 

FEMA's acting chief and his successor lacked legal authority to dismantle its infrastructure resilience program, states argue in a federal district court lawsuit.

Sources say flood water had nowhere to go during heavy precipitation and discuss role and need for FEMA

Lawmakers revealed legislation May 8 aimed at preserving and reforming the agency, despite Trump officials' calls for it to be abolished,

Feds to pull back more than $800 million in funds for resilient infrastructure projects, including those in planning and design phases. 

The small project's price grew, but why?

After first approving the city's flood repair cost at $1.1 million, the federal emergency response agency later said it was only entitled to about $200.

But House committee members voiced strong support to keep agency in tact, saying a federal role in disaster response is vital, even as they called for changes in approach.

March 18 order follows layoffs of more than 200 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and a Jan. 24 order for a task force review of agency disaster response efficiency. 

Resilience work at developing New York City manufacturing and tech hub is set to restore infrastructure damaged by 2012 Hurricane Sandy and other storms