Hurricane Maria evacuees who have been living out of hotels since the storm ravaged Puerto Rico won an extension Tuesday in their bid to stave off eviction by the U.S. government.
Read moreOn the verge of forcing thousands of Puerto Ricans into homelessness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will follow court orders to continue post-hurricane housing through the U.S. Independence Day.
Read moreGovernor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that Texas will get $5.5 billion in federal disaster-relief aid for Hurricane Harvey by the end of March, urging local leaders to spend much of those funds on flood-mitigation projects ahead of the next hurricane.
Read moreA Brooklyn assemblywoman was arraigned Tuesday on charges that she lined her pockets with federal dollars meant for disaster relief after Hurricane Sandy.
Read moreThe Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday it will now provide disaster aid to houses of worship, a policy shift spurred by lawsuits from three Texas churches and two Florida synagogues that were damaged by hurricanes.
Read moreThe Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is investigating how a fledgling Florida company won more than $30 million in contracts for desperately needed disaster relief supplies in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
Read moreA federal judge on Thursday ruled against three hurricane-damaged Texas churches seeking disaster-relief aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, finding the congregations unlikely to prove a ban on aid to churches is unconstitutional.
Read moreA small Montana company that landed and lost a $300 million contract to restore Puerto Rico’s hurricane-shattered electric grid has sued a subcontractor for allegedly interfering with tens of millions of dollars in payments.
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After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide emergency tarps and plastic sheeting for repairs.
Read moreRejecting the government’s bid to halt the case, a federal judge gave the Federal Emergency Management Agency three weeks to respond to Texas churches trying to block its policy of denying disaster relief to houses of worship.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s request to stay a lawsuit brought by three hurricane-damaged Texas churches who are challenging the agency’s policy of denying disaster relief to houses of worship.
Read moreThe Federal Emergency Management Agency asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss claims from three Texas churches that FEMA’s disaster aid policies unconstitutionally discriminate against religious organizations.
Read moreAs Texas hurricane victims struggle to get back on their feet, legal-aid groups are helping them navigate a sometimes baffling federal-aid claims process and push back against landlords eager to evict them from flooded apartments.
Read moreThe SEC has suspended trading for Grupo Resilient International, citing questions about its disaster-relief statements, such as having a “FEMA-approved contractor” on its board.
Read moreWhile all eyes have been on hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the West has been burning – with many states having their worst fire seasons in decades.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed claims against the Federal Emergency Management Agency brought by Texas homeowners who said the agency wrongly denied them home repair assistance after a flood.
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Still smarting from FEMA’s decision to pull the plug on more than half a million dollars in fire management grants to cut down thousands of trees in the hills above UC Berkeley, the Regents of the University of California sued the government agency to reinstate its funding.
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Insisting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is unwilling to correct its mishandling over 140,000 claims related to Hurricane Sandy, a D.C. law firm has brought a federal complaint to access public records on its efforts.
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Fires, floods and poisoned farmlands are disasters laid at the feet of the American Indian. Members of Congress heard Wednesday that emergency response is slow, frustration grows and many tribal lands are in shambles.
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