Judge Orders Trump to Restore Disaster Funding

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Disaster Mitigation FundingA federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate billions of dollars in canceled disaster mitigation funding. The decision comes after twenty-two states and the District of Columbia sued over the grants, which were cut earlier this summer. The funding was for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to help communities prepare for natural disasters. The Trump administration had ended the BRIC program, calling it wasteful and ineffective, but the judge found FEMAs actions unlawful as Congress had specifically appropriated the money for these grants. This ruling highlights ongoing uncertainty surrounding FEMAs future and its disaster preparedness efforts. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.