Ranking Member Rep. Bennie G. Thompson statement on Trump's FEMA canceling firefighting trainings. Just plain dangerous when we have wildfires impacting the country coast to coast.

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Starting tomorrow a potentially "catastrophic" flood is forecast. Areas of MO and AR are in a "PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION" Flood watch. The bullseye is forecast to get 10-15" of rain. This image shows the NOAA "Flood Outlook" for rivers. Magenta = Major. (>50% exceeding)

.NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES16)🛰️ is closely monitoring the mid-Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys this morning. NOAA's NWS Storm Prediction Center has placed the region under a #HighRisk for #SevereWeather today and a #Tornado Outbreak with numerous strong tornadoes appears likely. Stay alert and

Here's my latest Union of Concerned Scientists blog on President Trump's executive order on disaster preparedness which signals a major change in federal policy and a continued chopping away of #FEMA. Learn why: blog.ucs.org/shana-udvardy/…

The Trump administration has been canceling FEMA grants and trying to make it harder for states to get disaster relief. Congressional Democrats warn the changes tell local governments: “You’re on your own.” insideclimatenews.org/news/07052025/…

OSHA nominee David Keeling was an executive at UPS and Amazon. During his tenure, OSHA fined the two companies a combined $2 million for more than 300 workplace safety citations. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Trump's #FEMA risks "flying blind" into #hurricane season axios.com/2025/05/21/tru…

President Trump said he wanted to get rid of FEMA. ahead of hurricane season, career federal workers inside the agency appear to have stopped him and Sec. Noem from doing that, for now.

Smoke forecast through Wednesday from the massive Canadian fires.

Just putting this out there in case anyone needs to know. Psst, FEMA.

Host: Some FEMA staff in that briefing yesterday, couldn't tell if FEMA's new acting administrator was kidding or if he was saying that he was unfamiliar with hurricane season before taking this new job. When he was put in charge, he had no prior experience managing natural

Gov. Stein went to bat for Western North Carolina last night, warning Stephen Colbert of the harm Trump would cause by eliminating FEMA: "To eliminate FEMA would be a man-made disaster when we need FEMA to respond to natural disasters." #ncpol #ncgov #biguglybill #fema

Incoming! Large chunk of Saharan dust/ dry air moving over the state. That should help reduce rain chances here on the Bay Area the next few days. Expect hazy skies but some interesting sunrises/ sets.

Sea-level rise across the region exceeds the global average, posing a particular threat to the Pacific islands, where more than half the population lives within 500 m of the coast. Check out the latest #StateOfClimate report in the South-West Pacific: bit.ly/3HlGxs7

Nothing says summer like extreme heat policy and ice cream. Join FAS and Environmental and Energy Study Institute for a briefing on federal policies to bolster resilience to extreme heat at state/community levels. 📅Tuesday, June 17 @ 2pm-3:30pm 👀Free and open to the public 🔗eesi.org/briefings/view…

Happening NOW: #OSHA Hearings on the #heat injury and illness prevention proposed rule Union of Concerned Scientists is #FiredUpforHeatJustice youtube.com/live/q-kYJOCn9…

Today as #OSHA holds its hearing on badly needed #heat protections, NOAA forecasts dangerous levels of heat across the South & West. Union of Concerned Scientists calls for #HeatJusticeNow #JusticiaDeCalor nytimes.com/interactive/20…

This is painful…”I was in my truck” Acting FEMA administrator, David Richardson acknowledged he was “on vacation“ when deadly flooding killed at least 135 people in Texas. “ I spent the entire vacation in my vehicle, speaking on the phone, to either the state of Texas or DHS.