A group of 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a decision to shut down a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program.
In a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Boston, the states contend that FEMA unlawfully terminated its Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (BRIC) program earlier in 2025 and said that only Congress can eliminate such a program.
“Communities across the country are being forced to delay, scale back, or cancel hundreds of mitigation projects depending on this funding,” their complaint said, adding that the consequences could be “devastating” ahead of future natural disasters.
“Projects that have been in development for years, and in which communities have invested millions of dollars for planning, permitting, and environmental review, are now threatened. And in the meantime, Americans across the country face a higher risk of harm from natural disasters.”…
20 States File Lawsuit Against FEMA’s Decision to Terminate Program
