Why US disaster response workers won’t miss the ‘singularly destructive force’ that was Kristi Noem

2026-03-13 - 07:03

In this week’s newsletter: In the wake of the DHS secretary’s firing, staff from the Federal Emergency Management Agency share how her tenure has left the US less able to the respond to the climate crisis Donald Trump made his first cabinet-level firing last week when he expelled Kristi Noem. In her one year leading the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Noem sparked widespread criticism for overseeing inhumane immigration policies and avoiding questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ shooting of protesters in Minneapolis. She even earned the nickname Ice Barbie. “Good riddance,” Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey wrote on social media about her ousting. Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn ‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Good riddance to Kristi Noem. Her replacement won’t be an improvement | Moira Donegan How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits ‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say Continue reading...