Tag Archive for "FEMA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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March 17, 2026

If Confirmed, Will Senator Markwayne Mullin Be DHS’s Next Disaster?

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Construction workers on a residential building site in Nevada

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February 18, 2026

Risk or Resilience? Congress Can’t Miss Its Opportunity in Major Housing Legislation

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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February 10, 2026

Trump Administration to Cut Common-Sense Flood Rule that Saves Homes, Lives and Taxpayer Dollars

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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January 28, 2026

Secretary Noem’s Reckless Undermining of FEMA As Well As Her Destructive DHS Agenda Means She Must Go

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Department of Homeland Security

December 9, 2025

Secretary Noem’s FEMA Review Council Report Likely to Continue President Trump’s Heartless Policies

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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October 15, 2025

What if Disaster Strikes as FEMA Is Debilitated by the Trump Administration?

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

NOAA/NASA GOES Project

October 9, 2025

Hurricanes, Nor’easters, Subtropical Storms! What’s the Difference?

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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August 28, 2025

A Sober Commemoration: 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina Hit Gulf Coast Communities

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) David Richardson looks flustered as he testifies before a House committee in July 2025.

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August 12, 2025

A Hopeful Sign for FEMA’s Flagship Disaster Preparedness Program

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Community members grieve the lives lost to flooding in Texas' Hill Country at a vigil.

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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

A tourist catches her breath after climbing the steps at the Lincoln Memorial during a heatwave.

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July 24, 2025

What We’re Watching: Climate and Political Whiplash

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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July 11, 2025

Danger Season Disasters Hit People Hard Even as NOAA, FEMA Still Under Threat from Trump Administration

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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May 28, 2025

Trump Administration Slashes NOAA, FEMA, Making 2025 Hurricane Season More Dangerous

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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May 21, 2025

Wildfires Are Getting Worse. Trump’s Science Cuts Could Threaten Our Response.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Julie Joseph/FEMA

May 15, 2025

12,000 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Must Be Stopped from Dismantling FEMA

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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May 6, 2025

4 Ways the Trump Administration Is Making Danger Season Worse this Year

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

A handmade sign hangs on a pole in a residential neighborhood, reading FEMA PLEASE HELP US

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May 1, 2025

Trump’s 6 Worst Attacks on FEMA in the First 100 Days

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

FEMA

April 1, 2025

7 Takeaways from Trump’s Disaster Preparedness Executive Order and What It Means for US

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

An aerial view of people driving and wading on a flooded residential neighborhood street after heavy rain in December 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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February 25, 2025

FEMA and HUD Firings: the Newest Tactic to Politicize Disaster Aid

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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January 29, 2025

As Extreme Weather Intensifies, FEMA Needs Competent Leadership and Funding

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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January 27, 2025

The Perils of Ignoring Racial Equity in Disaster Relief and Recovery Are Costly

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

A person wearing an American flag hoodie surveys a flooded apartment complex and submerged parking lot in Clearwater, FL, after Hurricane Milton in 2024.

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October 31, 2024

When Danger Season Collides with the Affordable Housing Shortage

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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October 22, 2024

What Is FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund? What You Should Know, Why Costs Keep Rising and What We Can Do About It

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst