Communities like mine will bear the brunt of Trump dismantling FEMA and the EPA

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1. **From Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré (Ret.), former commanding officer of the U.S. First Army:**

   Communities like mine in southeast Louisiana are among those that will bear the brunt of FEMA’s dismantling. From Florida to North Carolina, cities and towns across the country, particularly in the South, have still not yet been able to begin rebuilding after last hurricane season as this year’s season is about to begin.

   At the same time that the Trump administration is delaying or denying Americans help from FEMA, the Environmental Protection Agency is being led by an administrator hostile to its mission, and its employees are being targeted for dismissal or early retirement. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has said he is aiming to reduce the size of the agency’s workforce to the lowest it has been in nearly 40 years. Perhaps even worse, the agency is shifting its experts — the scientists working to protect Americans from toxic pollutants — and putting them under political appointees. By the end of last month, the EPA was already down 1,000 employees.

   Read more: [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-dhs-noem-fema-epa-st-louis-rcna208529](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-dhs-noem-fema-epa-st-louis-rcna208529)

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