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Trump Dismisses Key Housing, Disaster Recovery Reform As ‘Unimportant’ – OpEd

Trump Dismisses Key Housing, Disaster Recovery Reform As ‘Unimportant’ – OpEd

Something unusual happened last week in Washington, DC. In a rare showing of bipartisan support during the Trump era, both

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Eurasia Review

Matt Sedlar

The Troubling Precedent of Federal Immunity for Corporate Pollution

Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice in a US District Court to dismiss a case between the NAACP and Elon Musk’s xAI based on...

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Another Federal Court Rebukes Trump Administration Over Illegally Withheld Climate and Environmental Justice Funds

Another week, another court ruling that the Trump administration illegally withheld Congressionally appropriated funding from communities. This time,...

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Another Federal Court Rebukes Trump Administration Over Illegally Withheld Funds – OpEd

Another week, another court ruling that the Trump administration illegally withheld Congressionally appropriated funding from communities. This time,...

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Privatization and Climate Risk Will Expand the US Flood Insurance Gap

A Moody’s white paper released last week highlights growing concerns about flood insurance protection gaps — apprehensions amplified by a Federal...

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Protect the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council’s final recommendations finally available, one particular recommendation stands...

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FEMA Review Council Recommends Reducing Federal Disaster Declarations, Backs National Flood Insurance Privatization

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council finally released its recommendations last week, and they were a mix of what most close...

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Trump’s Budget Targets Out Last Line of Defense Against Pandemics and Environmental Crises

While Donald Trump’s request for a $1.5 trillion military budget has dominated the headlines, significantly less attention has been paid to the...

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Disaster Assistance And Elections: How Trump’s Policies May Play A Role – OpEd

One aspect of the post-election commentary that is likely to be overlooked is Trump’s record on disaster assistance. CEPR has

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Trump Keeps Trying to Attach Conditions to FEMA Funding Despite Court Orders

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to attach conditions to federal disaster assistance grants that require recipients to comply with...

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Matt Sedlar

EPA Eyes End to Emissions Reporting, Raising Concerns for US Gas Exporter

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rulein the Federal Register that would eliminate reporting requirements for...

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Immigration Interference in Disaster Relief Efforts Invites Catastrophe

On August 27, the Seattle Times reported that two firefighter crews deployed to fight the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were held by Border...

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Texas Flood Deaths Were Preventable

The tragedy unfolding in Central Texas is stark. As of writing, over 100 are dead or missing — the majority from Kerr County, including 27 children...

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