Exclusive: Trump’s FEMA council to recommend dramatic downsizing and overhaul – but not elimination – of the agency

A task force created by President Donald Trump plans to recommend the most sweeping overhaul of FEMA in decades, dramatically ...
The New York Times

How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening. By Scott Dance Life is inching back to normal in the town of Cave ...
NPR

Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut

In the wake of the deadly floods in Central Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott praised President Trump for quickly approving a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, the hardest-hit area. "The swift and ...
The New York Times

FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say

FEMA officials are two months behind in posting grant application guidelines, which are expected to reflect President Trump’s demand for cooperation on his priorities. By Benjamin Oreskes Since the ...
NPR

FEMA is at work in Texas flood zones, but private relief groups lead the way

HUNT, Texas — Nearly two weeks after flash floods devastated parts of the Texas Hill Country, recovery efforts are in full swing, led by the state and an army of volunteers and church groups. The ...
The Conversation

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban ...