Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters

The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.

  News   Mar 30, 2026   0   29  Add to Reading List
Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
A neighborhood near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is flooded in September 2011, after heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River to rise dramatically.

The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.

(Image credit: Mel Evans)

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