As Trump eyes overhauling FEMA, Californians’ flood insurance at risk
More than half a million Californians live among waterways in low-lying towns of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. … [T]housands of homeowners in the region are insured against flooding thanks to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which backs policies sold by private insurers. … But the flood insurance program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Trump administration says that agency is in need of a major overhaul. … The flood insurance program might even be eliminated, experts say.
Other federal funding news:
- AP News: Report: Nearly half of all federal funding for tribes at risk under Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill
- The Washington Post: Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers
- Calif. Congressman David G. Valadao: News release: Congressman Valadao joins bipartisan delegation to strengthen water infrastructure