FEMA’s disaster buyout program is working — but there’s a catch

Grist · 53m ago

For nearly four decades, the federal government has funded a program that buys out homeowners who live in disaster-prone areas as a way of encouraging them to relocate to safer ground. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has spent over $6 billion on more than 53,000 properties nationwide through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. But the question has long been: to what extent does this…

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FEMA’s disaster buyout program is working — but there’s a catch

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