Alarm over Fema aid rule requiring email address for disaster victims
by Dharna Noor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6ZG5T)
Experts call change likely to pose problems for Americans with limited internet access troubling to say the least'
Current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) officials are concerned over a new agency rule requiring disaster victims to have an email address in order to apply for federal aid.
The policy change, first reported by Wired and confirmed by a Fema official to the Guardian, was troubling to say the least", said Jeremy Edwards, former spokesperson for Fema and the White House under Joe Biden's presidency.
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