OpinionApril 11, 2025
Getting Rid of FEMA Will Bankrupt Small Towns
If the Trump administration successfully shutters FEMA, it will bankrupt small towns and force people to move
Stories by Jesse M. Keenan
Jesse M. Keenan is the Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning within the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at Tulane University, where he also serves as the director of the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism. Keenan has advised local, state and federal government agencies on matters relating to hazard risk reduction and climate adaptation.