Leah Douglas
Agriculture and Energy Policy Reporter at Reuters
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3 days ago |
yahoo.com | Leah Douglas |Ted Hesson |Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON - Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. It was not clear to staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.
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3 days ago |
radionz.co.nz | Leah Douglas |Ted Hesson |Nathan Layne
By Leah Douglas, Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne for Reuters Agency head Richardson made comment on second day of hurricane season Richardson said no changes to agency's disaster plan this year FEMA cuts have raised concern about agency capacity to respond to natural disasters Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were left baffled after the head of the US disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the...
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3 days ago |
jp.reuters.com | Leah Douglas |Ted Hesson |Nathan Layne
６月２日、事情に詳しい４人の情報筋によると、災害対応を担う米連邦緊急事態管理局（ＦＥＭＡ）のリチャードソン長官は米国にハリケーンシーズンがあることを知らなかったと発言、同局の職員が困惑する場面があったという。写真は２０２１年１２月、ケンタッキー州の災害現場に派遣されたFEMAの移動式指令センター（２０２５年 ロイター/Jon Cherry） [ワシントン ２日 ロイター] - 事情に詳しい４人の情報筋によると、災害対応を担う米連邦緊急事態管理局（ＦＥＭＡ）のリチャードソン長官は２日、米国にハリケーンシーズンがあることを知らなかったと発言、同局の職員が困惑する場面があったという。 発言は５月初旬からＦＥＭＡを率いるリチャードソン氏によるブリーフィングでなされたもの。文字通りの意味で言ったのか、冗談で言ったのか、または他の文脈で言ったのかは不明だ。 米国のハリケーンシーズンは６月１日に正式に始まり１１月いっぱい続く。米海洋大気局（ＮＯＡＡ）は先週、今年は最大で１０個のハリケーンが到来すると予想した。...
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4 days ago |
whbl.com | Leah Douglas |Ted Hesson |Nathan Layne
By Leah Douglas, Ted Hesson and Nathan LayneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The U.S. hurricane season officially began on Sunday and lasts through November.
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4 days ago |
currently.att.yahoo.com | Leah Douglas |Ted Hesson |Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The U.S. hurricane season officially began on Sunday and lasts through November.
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My story with @NathanPLayne on the first day of work for FEMA's new head, one of the top stories on the @Reuters website: https://t.co/EamR1tR0rN
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - David Richardson, the newly appointed head of FEMA, told staff on Friday that all delegation of authority in the agency is suspended and decisions must go through him, and that he will "run right over" staff that resist changes to the agency.
RT @NathanPLayne: New FEMA head says he will "run right over" staff who resist his changes - https://t.co/rnuC3MyQH5 "I, and I alone in FE…
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - David Richardson, the newly appointed head of FEMA, told staff on Friday that all delegation of authority in the agency is suspended and decisions must go through him, and that he will "run right over" staff that resist changes to the agency.