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Breaking: The Trump administration has rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds aimed at cleaning up the damage from six recent fires across the state. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-15/trump-administration-blocks-wildfire-relief-funds
California's Gov. Gavin Newsom requested a major disaster declaration which would allow for cost-sharing for damage, cleanup and rebuilding between the state and federal government.
It would also activate federal programs led by FEMA. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-15/trump-administration-blocks-wildfire-relief-funds
It would also activate federal programs led by FEMA. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-15/trump-administration-blocks-wildfire-relief-funds
President Trump has threatened to withhold federal dollars in aid before, including in 2019 unless state officials “get their act together, which is unlikely.” https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-california-fires-trump-tweet-20190109-story.html
Newsom formally requested disaster relief funds in a letter to the White House and FEMA in Sept., asking for a disaster declaration and citing the fact that five of the six largest fires in California’s recorded history have taken place this year. https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-fires-damage-climate-change-analysis/
