CAC’s Alt: Cancelling extreme-weather preparation grants in the midst of severe weather season is “reckless”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2025
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CAC’s Alt: Cancelling extreme-weather preparation grants in the midst of severe weather season is “reckless”
Washington, DC – A leaked memo obtained by E&E News reportedly outlines the Trump administration’s plan to abandon FEMA’s essential and highly popular Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants, which provide resources for local communities to implement protections against climate disasters and other extreme weather damage. Reports of this plan come days after damaging storms brought tornadoes, flooding, hail, and high winds to a large swath of the U.S., along with ongoing risks of dangerous flooding in some regions. Climate Action Campaign Director Margie Alt released the following statement in response to reports about the leaked memo:
“Another day, more extreme weather fueled by the climate crisis and yet another assault on climate and public health. The Trump administration’s reckless plan would abandon hundreds of communities working to protect themselves from increasingly frequent and damaging extreme weather, pulling back previously-committed funding that will leave preparedness and resiliency projects incomplete and prevent new projects.
The assault on FEMA, an agency designed to help our communities prepare for and recover from climate disasters, is dangerous and irresponsible. Severe weather season is already wreaking havoc across the United States, and climate change is supercharging storms. Americans need more help preparing for and recovering from extreme weather, not less. Coupled with the Trump-Zeldin Polluters First Agenda that aims to eliminate all climate protections and investments, this is a one-two punch to the gut of Americans suffering the effects of climate destruction.
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