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Rural communities were promised millions in disaster funds. Trump is ending it

Local governments are scrambling after the Trump administration canceled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting on the funds for vital infrastructure fixes to help withstand future disasters.

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Lauren Sommer covers climate change for NPR's Science Desk, from the scientists on the front lines of documenting the warming climate to the way those changes are reshaping communities and ecosystems around the world.
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