Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals ...
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Texas County declares emergency over alarming PFAS contamination in agriculture
Johnson County, Texas, declared a disaster over PFAS contamination from biosolid fertilizers, affecting agriculture and water ...
Could states handle disaster response without FEMA?
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the United States has no federal agency prepared to ...
Johnson County declares disaster over land contamination, asks Gov. Abbott to seek federal aid
CLEBURNE – Johnson County has asked Gov. Greg Abbott to seek federal disaster assistance after officials declared a state of disaster due to widespread and dangerous contamination levels in ...
Dangerous ‘forever chemicals' found in Johnson County soil and water, disaster declared
Johnson County declared a state of disaster following the discovery of PFAS contamination in local agricultural land.
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Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t.
Emergency managers are facing a serious question under President Donald Trump: When disaster strikes, will they be able to ...
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Trump Moves to Abolish FEMA, Shift Disaster Response to States
Johnson said no department or agency should be considered out of bounds for evaluation as Trump looks to “make the government ... disaster assistance, with $19 billion of that from FEMA.
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Improve FEMA, don’t eliminate federal disaster relief
Linn County knows from the floods of 2008 and the derecho of 2020 that FEMA support is critical to effective long-term recovery. Government ... in granting disaster assistance is political ...