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Trump’s Response to Severe Flooding Failed Texans, Put More Lives At Risk
Washington, D.C. — While visiting Central Texas after the severe flooding, which killed at least 120 people, Trump praised his administration’s response – but he failed Texans through his reckless cuts and policies.
July 11, 2025
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DEJA VU: Senator Ted Cruz Vacations While Texas Suffers
Does it feel like 2021, or was that just the sound of Sen. Ted Cruz on vacation again while his home state suffers from extreme weather?
July 11, 2025
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Don’t Buy the Spin: Trump Put Texas Flood Victims At Risk By Slashing Disaster Response
Washington, D.C. — During his visit to Texas today, Trump will try to spin his administration’s response to the severe flooding that has killed at least 120 people, but let’s be clear: it’s been a failure from start to finish.
July 11, 2025
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En el mismo bote: Historias de la crisis climática – La tragedia en Texas resalta la negligencia de quienes deberían habernos protegido
La tragedia en Texas resalta la negligencia de quienes deberían habernos protegido Durante el fin de semana del 4 de julio, devastadoras inundaciones arrasaron el corazón de Texas, cobrando la vida de al menos 120 personas, entre ellas 36 niños, y con el número de víctimas aumentando día tras día. En tan solo 45 minutos, […]
July 11, 2025
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Trump Administration’s Reckless Cuts Delayed Life and Death Services to Texas Flood Victims
Washington, D.C. — In the immediate aftermath of deadly Central Texas floods, Donald Trump’s FEMA delayed search and rescue efforts, waiting for Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to individually approve contracts.
July 10, 2025
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FACT SHEET: Trump’s Cuts to Weather Forecasting and Disaster Response Leave Texas and the Nation Vulnerable to Extreme Weather
The devastating Fourth of July flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people is a stark reminder of how Donald Trump's reckless cuts to weather forecasting and disaster preparedness are leaving Americans vulnerable when they need protection most. As rescue crews continue searching for those missing along the Guadalupe River, experts are warning that Trump's policies – which have gutted the National Weather Service, slashed NOAA funding, and eliminated critical disaster and climate tracking – are making deadly events like this more likely and more severe.
July 10, 2025
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Devastating Floods in Central North Carolina Underscore Danger of Trump Cuts
Raleigh, N.C. — The devastating floods in Central North Carolina are bringing the impacts of the Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA, NOAA, and the National Weather Service into sharp relief. The administration has slashed BRIC funding that would’ve helped communities prepare their infrastructure to handle extreme weather like flooding and hurricanes, eliminated funding for weather […]
July 9, 2025
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ICYMI: AP: Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Washington, D.C. – New reporting from the AP shows how Donald Trump’s cabinet officials and top appointees have ties to individuals and companies that would benefit from privatizing weather alerts. Since Trump took office, he’s decimated funding for the National Weather Service and NOAA, putting life–saving weather alerts at risk as extreme weather events like the flooding in Texas have become more frequent and more deadly.
July 9, 2025
En el Mismo Bote: Historias de la Crisis Climática – Cuando las temperaturas suben, también suben los costos
Cuando las temperaturas suben, también suben los costos Apenas estamos cerrando la primera semana oficial del verano y las olas de calor ya están rompiendo récords en todo el país, elevando nuestras facturas de electricidad y poniendo en riesgo nuestra salud. Para las comunidades latinas, el calor es más que una simple molestia: es peligroso. […]
June 26, 2025
SHOT/CHASER: Extreme Heat Strains Grid; Trump’s Budget Would Make It Worse and Spike Electric Bills Nationwide
Washington, D.C. — Extreme heat is threatening to break records in more than 250 cities this week as temperatures soar to triple digits and millions of Americans are told to stay indoors and ration their energy use. Now, Republicans in Congress are about to make it all much worse.
June 25, 2025