Response to FEMA Director, R. David Paulison’s ice, trailer, and possible resignation announcements today<br>
Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
Response to FEMA Director, R. David Paulison’s ice, trailer, and possible resignation announcements today<br>
By law, every nuclear power plant in the United States is required to conduct an emergency exercise every two years where federal officials evaluate the preparedness of local governments to respond to a radiological emergency. Following each exercise, FEMA presents the test results at a public meeting, which any interested citizen can attend. […]
Sighs of relief are likely continuing through today as City and State officials assess damage and realize what could have happened. With no known fatalities and 30 people injured (though one is listed as life-threatening), Atlanta’s leaders are probably feeling a little lucky.
Questions remain, however, about why a college basketball game continued (through overtime) […]
On February 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a recall of 143 million pounds of beef produced by California’s Hallmark/Westland plant - a major supplier of beef for USDA’s School Lunch Program. The massive scope of the recall argued for emergency measures to ensure that no more of the potentially dangerous beef […]
Photo by George Armstrong, FEMA
Federal, state and local agencies are assessing the damages caused by a rare winter swarm of tornadoes that swept southern states Tuesday night. [See NY Times interactive map.] Hardest hit were the states of Arkansas to Tennessee. The death toll currently stands at 57.
According to the Nonprofit Times, Frances Townsend is being considered to head the American Red Cross. The former CEO, Mark Everson, was dismissed over a personal relationship with a subordinate, the ARC reported this week.
But, Townsend, who recently resigned as President Bush’s homeland security adviser, could be an even worse choice for the position. Townsend’s […]
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