20 US states sue Trump administration over slashing disaster preparedness funds

Pars Today – Twenty US states have filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump for canceling a multibillion-dollar grant program aimed at strengthening infrastructure against natural disasters.

The complaint, filed in federal court in Boston, alleges that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unlawfully eliminated its "Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities" (BRIC) program earlier this year, abusing congressional authority in the process. The states argue that the resulting government shutdown has had a “devastating” impact. The report notes that communities across the United States have been forced to delay, scale back, or cancel hundreds of disaster mitigation projects that relied on this funding. (IRNA)

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