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FEMA Cuts Leave Towns Vulnerable to Flooding

FEMA Cuts Leave Towns Vulnerable to Flooding

Update: 2025-07-16
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This episode delves into the ramifications of FEMA's abrupt cancellation of a federal program in North Carolina, leaving Hillsborough exposed to devastating floods. We'll also examine Maryland's hidden reliance on polluting backup generators that threaten clean energy goals, alongside new findings on disappearing wetlands and their global impacts. Tune in to explore how policy decisions are reshaping our climate resilience. Sources: Inside Climate News, Columbia Climate School: Climate, Earth, and Society, Yale Environment 360, Semafor, The Guardian.
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FEMA Cuts Leave Towns Vulnerable to Flooding

FEMA Cuts Leave Towns Vulnerable to Flooding

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