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Senate Democrats Push to Ease Process for Disaster Housing Aid

Inside Climate News · By Marianne Lavelle · last updated
At the end of a year of devastating hurricanes and other climate-fueled disasters, a bill would help address disparities between renters and homeowners applying for federal aid.

By Marianne Lavelle

Kathryn Gaasch has worked to assist rural communities in western North Carolina for five years with the nonprofit support group MDC. But she found herself seeking assistance after Hurricane Helene tore across southern Appalachia in late September, dumping record rainfall and cutting residents off from water, electricity and contact with the outside world.

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