Trump, FEMA and disaster grant
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FEMA is at work in Texas flood zones
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As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster requests going into the Gulf of Mexico's hurricane season.
FEMA's acting chief and his successor lacked legal authority to dismantle BRIC, its infrastructure resilience program, states argue in a federal district court lawsuit.
William Tong joined 20 other state AGs in filing the lawsuit against FEMA, which seeks to restore billions in grants for climate resilience.
North Carolina's attorney general is suing FEMA after it cut $200 million in funding to help protect safe drinking water in the state.
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The lawsuit claims the administration illegally terminated a program to help fortify communities against natural disasters, including a $41.4 million sand dune restoration project in York County.
North Carolina is among 20 states seeking an emergency court decision to reinstate the funds, arguing FEMA unlawfully halted a program Congress had already funded.
The lawsuit accuses FEMA of unlawfully eliminating the program, which provided billions of dollars in funding to help communities prepare for natural disasters. In April, FEMA announced it was ending the initiative, calling it "wasteful and ineffective."
FEMA yanked $150M in BRIC flood grants, impacting areas across Miami-Dade and Broward. Locals fear rising waters, spiking insurance and disaster chaos. With nearly half a trillion in U.S. flood costs yearly,