(The Center Square) – Recovery from hurricanes, whether Helene in North Carolina last fall or Katrina in Louisiana two decades ago, should have survivors first, says a Tarheel State congressman. The ...

This alert continues our review of the sweeping changes to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act proposed in the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 ...

Amid growing concerns over bureaucratic inefficiency and the increasing frequency of natural disasters, a bipartisan pair of Florida lawmakers has introduced legislation to remove the Federal ...

Last year there were twenty-seven separate weather or climate related disasters which resulted in more than $1 billion in damages. A not insignificant portion of those damages were to essential roads, ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year’s hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster ...

As we discussed in Part I of this series on the proposed Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 (H.R. 4669) (FEMA Act), the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 27, Western North Carolina marked one year since Hurricane Helene tore through our mountain communities. It didn’t just ...

The bipartisan Fixing FEMA Act would give local first responders help they need to restore vital infrastructure. EFE/Sipa USA When severe storms drive flash flooding in Texas, ice and snow shut down ...

Current and former employees at FEMA published a letter to Congress warning of impending disaster due to the adminstration's decisions. They said poor management and cuts at the agency could undo ...