The administration acted unlawfully in "unilaterally shutting down FEMA's flagship pre-disaster mitigation program," suit says.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency must release months-overdue funding notices for security grants that help cities, ports, synagogues and other entities prevent terrorist threats, Democratic Senator Andy Kim said in a letter sent to the Trump administration on Wednesday.

ENC cities and counties including Greenville, New Bern, Onslow County and Bertie County were set to receive a significant amount of funding.

Chantal caused catastrophic flooding and six deaths in central North Carolina. Orange County leaders said the cost of repairs from Chantal will be about $30 million.

Governor Greg Abbott has updated his disaster declaration to include 26 counties in Texas, added FEMA to the Public Assistance program for three additional counties, and directed the state's ongoing flood response and recovery efforts.

During his remarks in a House hearing today, Representative Al Green unleashed on FEMA Administrator David Richardson. Green asked, "Where is he?"

Williamson County and FEMA announced they will soon open a Disaster Recovery Center for residents impacted by floods in early July.

A collection of blue state attorneys general and a governor accused Trump of "unlawfully" installing acting FEMA administrators to "suddenly" shut down a "pre-disaster mitigation program." The post 'Higher risk of harm from natural disasters': Trump admin sued for 'unlawfully' installing acting FEMA heads with 'no prior emergency management experience' first appeared on Law & Crime.