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FEMA

'5-Star Award for Idiocy' as Trump Threatens to Cut Off FEMA Funds to California in Wake of Deadliest-Ever Wildfire Season

Trump Reportedly Wants to Cut Off Federal Relief Funds to Puerto Rico Despite Post-Maria Devastation

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

HELP :(

The president claims, with no evidence, that local officials want to use recovery money to pay down the U.S. territory's sizeable debt

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'They're Doing Us Like They Did New Orleans': Anger at Trump Inaction as Hurricane Michael Leaves Millions Without Power and Basic Needs

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We're not getting any help. We need food. It's just crazy."

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You, and Everyone Else in the Whole Country, Just Got an Unsolicited Text From President Donald Trump

Common Dreams staff

So what the hell is going on?

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Internet Howls After Learning Trump Will Soon Be Able to Send Text Alerts to Every Single US Resident

Florence

Nuclear Plants, Toxic Waste Sites Under Threat as Florence Readies 'Mike Tyson Punch to Carolina Coast'

President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in the Oval Office September 11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

'This Is a Scandal': With Florence Barreling Toward US, Trump Moved $10 Million From FEMA to ICE

President Donald Trump

Lawmaker to Trump on Puerto Rico: "3,000 Dead Americans Isn't an 'Unsung Success,' It's a National Disgrace"

A hurricane damaged house in Loiza, Puerto Rico.

With Housing Assistance About to Be Yanked Away, Sen. Warrren Excoriates 'Shameful' Failure to Help Puerto Ricans

Warren Sanders Puerto Rico

Warren, Sanders Rip FEMA for Failing to Provide Accurate Count of Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico

PR presser

Decrying Trump's 'Cruel' Refusal to Act, Warren and Markey Unveil Bill to Help Puerto Ricans Left Homeless by Maria

Puerto Rico

'Neglect and Bureaucracy': Six Months After Maria, Trump Condemned for Failed Response in Puerto Rico

Gladys Francisco

Despite Unprecedented Year of Extreme Weather, FEMA Ditches Every Single Mention of 'Climate' From Four-Year Strategic Plan

FEMA's webpage providing statistics on the federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico no longer shows the percentage of those without clean drinking water or power. (Image: FEMA.gov with overlay)

Administration Blots Out Damning Data on Puerto Rico's Lack of Power, Water From Federal Response Website

Trump's Disgusting, Tone Deaf, Paper-Towel-Throwing Trip to Puerto Rico

Refuting Trump, Mayor Says Puerto Rico 'Not a Good News Story' But 'A People-Are-Dying Story'

Newswire

350.org

350.org Responds to Trump’s Comments at FEMA 2018 Hurricane Briefing

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Ignoring the Role Climate Change Plays in US Disasters Helps No One

Center for Biological Diversity

FEMA Flood Insurance Proposal Ignores Sea-level Rise

National Nurses United

Nurses on Ground in Puerto Rico Warn Dire Conditions, Slow Relief Effort Posing Urgent Health, Safety Crisis

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Joshua Cho

According to NYT, 'Relentless Flooding' in Midwest Just Happens

Stan Cox, Paul Cox

Vulnerable U.S. Citizens Are Still Trapped in the Ruins Left by Hurricane Maria—Would We Care More If They Lived Near Us?

Will Bunch

Save Puerto Rico's Americans - And Stop Treating Them Like a 19th Century Colony

Jeff Tittel

Trump's Disastrous Budget Will Worsen Future Hurricane Damage

Isaiah Poole

The Destruction Left By Hurricane Trump

Nicholas Kristof

Will Climate Get Some Respect Now?

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