Trump’s proposed cuts to climate and disaster agencies under microscope after Texas floods

Trump’s proposed cuts to climate and disaster agencies under microscope after Texas floods


The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to climate research and plans to overhaul federal disaster relief are under scrutiny after catastrophic flooding in Texas over the weekend left at least 104 dead.

While there’s no proof that staffing at the federal level was at fault for the rising death toll from the flood that the White House called “an act of God,” President Donald Trump‘s budget requests to Congress are under the microscope.

Last week, the administration proposed eliminating the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, the agency’s central hub for climate research. The move is part of a broader reorganization of federal agencies, including Trump’s push to revamp and potentially eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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