The jobs of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees tied to climate change and related hazards are next on the chopping block after hundreds of probationary workers were fired earlier this week,
With news reports that FEMA firings will affect the majority of staff at the agency and hurricane season three months away, Floridians are about to be the guinea pigs in measuring the effects of
Americans who are being displaced by global warming's extreme weather may be out of luck when it comes to federal support.
President Donald Trump has implemented a slew of actions and executive orders that stand to have wide-reaching impacts on climate policies.
After firing 200 probationary employees this weekend, FEMA was directed "to make a list" of anyone who worked on climate or equity.
The Trump administration has removed public documents from FEMA websites that described plans to spend $1.35 billion in federal funds this year to protect against climate impacts and promote racial equity.
Elon Musk's budgetary chainsaw is looming over U.S. disaster prediction and response agencies — just as climate change is making certain types of extreme weather events more common and intense. Why it matters: Cutting the Federal Emergency Management Agency — possibly entirely — and slashing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s budget and mission amid a parade of climate disasters could have disastrous