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FEMA targets climate, diversity workers as Trump’s cuts widen

Summary by LA Daily News

The jobs of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees tied to climate change and related hazards are next on the chopping block after hundreds of probationary workers were fired earlier this week, according to people familiar with the matter and an internal FEMA email seen by Bloomberg News.

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LA Daily News

FEMA targets climate, diversity workers as Trump’s cuts widen

3 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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EHN

FEMA firings target climate and equity staff

The Trump administration has dismissed hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and is now compiling a list of staff involved in climate change, equity, and environmental justice programs, raising concerns about the agency’s disaster response capacity.Thomas Frank reports for E&E; N...

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Monkey Viral

Trump FEMA Firings Hit Agency Already Suffering Staffing Shortages – Monkey Viral

CLIMATEWIRE | The Trump administration has fired hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and is now targeting staff involved with climate change, equity or diversity, according to interviews and emails obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News. After firing probationary employees over Presidents Day weekend, FEMA is being directed to “come up with employee reductions far […]

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jacksonadvocateonline.com

Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Trump and Elon Mass Firing Personnel at FEMA – Jackson Advocate

February 19, 2025 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Trump mass firing hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel: “While parts of the South suffered devastating flooding and lives lost this weekend, Donald Trump and Elon Musk were busy mass firing the people who help build back communities after disasters. A …

3 days ago·Jackson, United States

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