Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors Orlando Sentinel Venezuelan detainee alleges inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz: “They have us in a cage like chickens.” CBS News ‘This is our homeland’: Prayer circle forms at Alligator Alcatraz amid controversy WPLG Local 10 Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Reveal Chaotic Conditions Newsweek The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center The New York Times …
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DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail | Florida
Officials in Florida diverted crucial disaster preparedness and response resources to support the hasty construction of the so-called Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention jail by the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, a newly published report has claimed. Some of the $20m in contracts analyzed by Talking Points Memo (TPM) before they inexplicably disappeared from the Florida department of financial services website went …
Read More »20 states sue FEMA for ending disaster grant program
Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against damage from natural disasters. The lawsuit contends President Donald Trump’s administration acted illegally when it announced in April that it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. FEMA canceled some projects already in …
Read More »20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation – The New York Times
20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation The New York Times Trump administration sued by 20 states for cutting disaster prevention grants The Guardian 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters AP News 20 states sue Trump administration over disaster prevention funding The Hill Democrats sue Trump over canceled disaster grant program Politico Source …
Read More »Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand – The Washington Post
Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand The Washington Post Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Flooding and Says Trump Wants Agency ‘Remade,’ Not Cut The New York Times Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA make Texas floods all the more devastating MSNBC News Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response Politico Trump wants to ‘remake’ …
Read More »Cyborg Beetles Could Be Unlikely Heroes in Future Disaster Rescues : ScienceAlert
Disaster victims trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building or mine may one day be rescued by a tiny and unlikely savior: a beetle with a backpack. Researchers have made major strides in cyborg technology, creating a breed of cyborg beetles that can climb walls, obstacles, and sloped surfaces while being remotely guided by a video game controller. Called …
Read More »Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response – The New York Times
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response The New York Times In Texas, cutting-edge weather forecasts hit their limits as Trump budget cuts loom NBC News Trump-led cuts at NOAA bemoaned by a California-trained ocean researcher Los Angeles Times Dangerous weather predictions will get tougher after these Trump administration actions USA Today Ezell: No concerns over NOAA budget cuts, reaffirms position on …
Read More »Trump praises Texas disaster response while FEMA’s future is murky : NPR
President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River on July 11, in Kerrville, Texas. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump visited a storm-torn Texas on Friday as the fate of the nation’s top federal disaster agency …
Read More »Actor Dennis Quaid says daughter was at summer camp during Texas flood disaster
Actor Dennis Quaid revealed that his 17-year-old daughter, Zoe, was working as a counselor at a summer camp in Texas when deadly flash floods tore through the Hill Country early this month. Zoe was at a camp located about 75 miles north of Kerrville, the actor told Fox News. While the site was not directly impacted by flooding, Quaid said …
Read More »Trump cuts questioned as role of Fema in Texas highlights agency’s importance in natural disaster response | Trump administration
As the cleanup continues from this month’s torrential rain storms and flooding in Texas that left more than 120 dead, recently departed officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) say the organization is dangerously underresourced and overstretched in the event of further natural catastrophes. A mass staff exodus, plunging morale and a loss of key leaders has left the …
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