Twenty Democratic-led states are suing FEMA over the cancellation of a grant program for disaster mitigation, accusing the Trump administration of acting illegally.
ABERDEEN, Wash. — Washington is among 20 Democratic-led states suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against damage from natural disasters.
The lawsuit contends President Donald Trump’s administration acted illegally when it announced in April that it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. FEMA canceled some projects already in the works and refused to approve new ones despite funding from Congress.
“This illegal cut endangers
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