The Latest Breaking News from FEMA

Housing market slows retreat from rising seas, bigger storms

Hot real estate markets have made some homeowners wary of participating in voluntary flood buyout programs

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022

‘Historic’ weather: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the US

As the world heats up, weather events will increase and overlap, testing the limits of nation’s resiliency and recovery

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2022

Bartees Strange explores his journey from 'Farm to Table'

In an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel, the fast-rising artist talks about a life path as winding and varied as his music.

WEKU · Jun 17, 2022

She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation

Nina Jankowicz looks back at how exaggerations and falsehoods stoked so many doubts about the Disinformation Governance Board that DHS paused it after just three weeks.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

Texas GOP targets Black voting power

Republican power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston County

Salon · May 20, 2022

Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals

On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets ― one silver, one white ― sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

FEMA turned down California county’s request for wildfire aid. Residents beg Biden for help

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tobi Magdison wants President Joe Biden to “keep to your promise” to the wildfire victims of El Dorado County. Candace Tyler wants to know why she and other fire victims have been overlooked by the federal government.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022

New Mexico fires prompt forest closures, governor seeks aid

Three of New Mexico’s five national forests will be off limits to the public starting this week due to active wildfires and extreme fire danger

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

European Motorcyclists Association Fights To Protect Rider Data

The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations sends a letter to the European Commission to promote regulations on the collection and use of rider data.

RideApart · May 9, 2022

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

WEKU · May 9, 2022