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The homepage of the Federal Emergency Management Agency website. President Donald Trump’s executive order to review FEMA has raised concern among Massachusetts residents that the state will have to rely on the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and private companies in the future. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump signs executive order reviewing FEMA, raising concerns over disaster response

Samantha Genzer January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 24 to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency, sparking concerns over the future of federal disaster relief in Massachusetts.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Weird science’ and the struggle for truth | Data Driven

Sarah Datta October 10, 2024
I believe that Vance, Trump and many members of the Republican party have successfully brought us to that point. Understanding the gravity and weight of the climate crisis feels like an insurmountable task when the people who are supposed to be in charge keep us ignorant and bewildered. Despite the objectivity of science, especially agreed-upon and rigorously proven science, we’re in an era where the truth is malleable and facts are subservient to politics.
A first-aid emergency kit with an assortment of bandages, rations, and other useful items. The City of Boston announced on Tuesday a $1.4 million grant awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to increase preparations in the event of a natural disaster. COURTESY OF FLICKR

Boston awarded $1.4 million to bolster disaster preparedness

Joel Lau September 5, 2019
The grant will go towards bolstering post-disaster housing and inter-regional disaster planning. Officials urged students to begin planning in case of disaster, as all are at risk in an emergency.
Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts continue to cope with traumas one year after hurricane

Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts continue to cope with traumas one year after hurricane

Audrey Martin September 23, 2018
Almost one year ago, Brockton resident Felicita Sepulveda made a call to JetBlue asking for a last-minute ticket to Puerto Rico. Just four days after Hurricane Maria struck her family’s homeland, Sepulveda was frantically heading home to search for her brother, who had been missing since the start of the storm.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Foundation announce the Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico fund Friday. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Massachusetts pledges aid to Puerto Ricans, prepares to help evacuees

Isabel Contreras October 3, 2017

Massachusetts will provide aid to the people of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in the last week by providing resources to those in need, as well as assembling a task force...

(From left) Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to Christine Packard, deputy director of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency; Daniel Bennett, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; and Kurt Schwartz, undersecretary for Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the EOPSS at Logan International Airport Monday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Obama declares disaster in Commonwealth following harsh winter

Julia Metjian April 14, 2015

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker held a press conference at Logan International Airport following a meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency Associate Administrator...

Federal aid requested for snow removal, infrastructure repairs

Federal aid requested for snow removal, infrastructure repairs

Anush Swaminathan April 2, 2015

In response to the unprecedented weather that blasted Massachusetts this past winter, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito submitted a request Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama...

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