00:00The Trump administration is being sued by 20 states seeking to block the cancellation of a program
00:07that provides federal funding for natural disaster mitigation projects.
00:12The states argue that the executive branch has no authority to shut down a program approved by Congress.
00:19The suit, led by Washington and Massachusetts,
00:22argued that shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flagship program
00:27violated the principle of separation of powers.
00:30The states warn that communities nationwide would be forced to delay, scale back or cancel
00:35hundreds of projects that have been in development for years.
00:39The program has helped states, local governments, territories and tribal nations reduce hazard risks.
00:44It had funded infrastructure projects such as stormwater control systems
00:48and relocating or elevating buildings in flood-prone areas.
00:53The agency announced in April that it was ending its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program
01:00and cancelling all applications from 2020 to 2023.
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01:08Find a correct information going on, and the twelve people are exposed to the University of New York City.
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