<p>Helene’s Unheard Warnings<br>—</p><p>As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hur</span><span class="invisible">ricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/nws/" rel="tag">#NWS</a> <a href="/tags/noaa/" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a></p>
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<p>States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up<br>—</p><p>Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fem</span><span class="invisible">a-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>The administration is trying to kill every program that pops up in a search for the word “climate.” In the process, the heart is being cut out of agencies that produce information that the state needs to manage its environmental threats. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-texas-doge-cuts-disaster-aid/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/trump-texas-doge-cuts-disaster-aid/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/trump-te</span><span class="invisible">xas-doge-cuts-disaster-aid/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#weather</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p>
<p>In California, Trump has cast doubt on whether he will approve the $40 billion Gov. Newsom has requested to help pay for recovery costs associated with the LA fires, including $16.8 billion from FEMA to rebuild property and remove debris.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/california-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/california-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cal</span><span class="invisible">ifornia-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/gavinnewsom/" rel="tag">#GavinNewsom</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#LA</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#Wildfires</a></p>
<p>Greg Abbott's SHOCKING Statement on <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> Flood Victims Sparks Outrage </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYd3ivtXgs&t=306s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYd3ivtXgs&t=306s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYd3i</span><span class="invisible">vtXgs&t=306s</span></a> <a href="/tags/texasfloods/" rel="tag">#texasfloods</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#fema</a> <a href="/tags/flashfloodwarning/" rel="tag">#flashfloodwarning</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> <a href="/tags/cruel/" rel="tag">#cruel</a> <a href="/tags/football/" rel="tag">#football</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#sports</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a></p>
<p>What Emergency Managers Say They Need More Than Ever<br>---</p><p>We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/emergency-managers-united-states-resource-needs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/emergency-managers-united-states-resource-needs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/eme</span><span class="invisible">rgency-managers-united-states-resource-needs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/resources/" rel="tag">#Resources</a> <a href="/tags/tornado/" rel="tag">#Tornado</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a></p>
<p>Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened<br>---</p><p>The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kri</span><span class="invisible">sti-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/aid/" rel="tag">#Aid</a></p>
<p>Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.</p><p>But in some N.C. counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-aid-hurricane-helene-income-disparities?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fema-aid-hurricane-helene-income-disparities?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fem</span><span class="invisible">a-aid-hurricane-helene-income-disparities?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/aid/" rel="tag">#Aid</a></p>
<p>After Hurricane Helene swept through North Carolina in September 2024, the Hill family fought hard for every federal aid dollar available to rebuild. They were displaced by the deadliest inland hurricane on record. </p><p>Watch their journey to return home: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rebuilding-after-hurricane-helene-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rebuilding-after-hurricane-helene-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/reb</span><span class="invisible">uilding-after-hurricane-helene-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/helene/" rel="tag">#Helene</a> <a href="/tags/anniversary/" rel="tag">#Anniversary</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/aid/" rel="tag">#Aid</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a></p>