US EditionDOGE Cuts Contributed to Texas Flood Impact—Former NOAA Administrator
TEXAS, UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – Funding cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency reduced staff and programs critical to Texas flood forecasting, hampering hazard mitigation efforts, former NOAA Director said.
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'Crushing': DOGE touts cuts that force poor neighborhoods to wallow in pollution
President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force is once again touting all the cuts it's made to streamline the federal government — but this time it's bragging about the elimination of relatively small-dollar programs that protect and clean up lower-income areas from d...
Why ex-NOAA chief thinks DOGE cuts may have hurt flood response
Rick Spinrad, a former NOAA Administrator, explains why he believes the government staffing cuts implemented by the Trump administration may have hindered the response to the devastating floods in Texas. Though no one can say for sure that personnel cuts at the NWS or open positions at forecasting offices in Texas were linked to the flood’s tragic outcome, Trump’s federal cuts in those agencies are now under public scrutiny. CNN has reached out …
[Yomiuri Shimbun] [Washington: Keiichi Nakane, Los Angeles: Kayoko Goto] The damage caused by the large-scale flooding that occurred in the southern US state of Texas on the 4th is being caused by faulty warning systems and delayed calls for evacuation.
Rachel Maddow Says DOGE Cuts Contributed To Texas Disaster
Share Tweet Pin Email By Molly Claire Goddard 1:53pm PDT, Jul 9, 2025 _ Rachel Maddow is linking Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the Texas floods. During an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, the left-leaning reporter gave a breakdown of how the firing of government employees affected the response to the disaster that took more than 100 lives. Keep reading to see what she had to say… MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN…
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