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Yesterday — 14 December 2025Main stream

Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Drew Atkins， Orlando Mayorquín and Bernard Mokam
14 December 2025 at 18:02
After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

Gwendolyn Corley began cleaning up her home after the historic flooding of the nearby Skagit River hit her community of Hamilton, Wash.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Federal Judge Blocks FEMA From Canceling Climate Resiliency Grants

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Scott Dance
12 December 2025 at 07:08
A Thursday ruling said the Trump administration cannot eliminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program without Congress.

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A flood defense project on the East Side of Manhattan in 2021.

Trump Panel Abruptly Postpones Release of FEMA Overhaul Recommendations

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Scott Dance
12 December 2025 at 04:42
The group’s report had been expected to provide a road map for change after months of upheaval at the agency.

© Jon Cherry/Reuters

Talk of a FEMA overhaul comes as disasters are becoming more frequent and costly as a result of climate change.

FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart
11 December 2025 at 19:00
Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books.

© Wesley Lapointe for The New York Times

The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected requests for federal assistance after floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for disaster recovery.
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