extreme-weather

FEMA Employees Who Sounded Alarm on Trump’s Disaster Preparedness Failures Placed on Leave on Eve of Katrina Anniversary

Washington, DC — As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall approaches, news reports say that the Trump administration has begun to place on leave dozens of FEMA workers who raised concerns of funding cuts and staffing shortages putting lives at risk in the event of another Katrina-level disaster.

Sierra Club Statement on Hurricane Milton

Just days after Hurricane Helene wreaked widespread destruction in the Southeast, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida last night.

Sierra Club: Hurricane Helene is the Climate Crisis in Action

Over the weekend, Hurricane Helene wreaked widespread devastation in the Southeast, with high winds and unprecedented flooding killing at least 100 people with hundreds more missing and millions without power.