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Climate change will destroy communities. Let’s help them move now.
Planned relocation will be expensive, but rebuilding in a flood or fire zone is even more so.
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Why FEMA isn’t prepared for the next major U.S. disaster
As a result of inappropriately assigning staff to minor emergencies, the agency is facing staff shortages heading into wildfire and hurricane season.
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Trump drops attempt to add census citizenship question. Here’s why that’s a climate win.
Evacuation planning, disaster recovery aid, and rapid response efforts all rely on accurate census data.
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NPR investigation finds FEMA aid favors the rich and white
We rounded up the top takeaways from NPR's new FEMA investigation.
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Trump’s border wall may cost Texas and Puerto Rico a chunk of their disaster aid
President Trump may divert billions of unspent dollars of aid originally earmarked for Puerto Rico and other communities recovering from disasters.
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Here’s how the government shutdown hurts disaster recovery
Among the Americans affected by the partial shutdown are disaster survivors -- and the federal workers and lawmakers working to help them recover.
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Here’s how anti-immigrant policies hurt hurricane recovery
Trump’s proposed policies would strip FEMA aid and other important forms of relief away from immigrant families
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Florence stirs up a debate about how we talk about hurricanes
The Category 1 storm caused a "1,000-year flood." But do people know what this really means?
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The cost of flood insurance is a price worth paying
Despite the NFIP's many problems, America needs it now more than ever.