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What Next | If Trump Guts FEMA, Are Tornado Victims On Their Own?

What Next | If Trump Guts FEMA, Are Tornado Victims On Their Own?

Update: 2025-05-21
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One of the more surprising targets of Project 2025—and now, therefore, the Trump administration—is FEMA. How will proposed changes affect what FEMA can do, as hurricane season begins, and as a changing climate makes weather more unpredictable?


Guest: Thomas Frank, editor for E&E News’ climate finance team.


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Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther.



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What Next | If Trump Guts FEMA, Are Tornado Victims On Their Own?

What Next | If Trump Guts FEMA, Are Tornado Victims On Their Own?

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