North Carolina — July 25. 2025: Attorney General Jeff Jackson continued his case against FEMA for canceling over $200 million in cuts to disaster preparedness programs in North Carolina, he visited the Hillsborough River Pumping Station yesterday.
Nearly $7 million had been given to Hillsborough to relocate their river pump station outside of the floodplain while maintaining emergency water connections.
“This pumping station in Hillsborough just flooded a few weeks ago. A lot of sewage was dumped into the river. That’s why this site was picked to receive funds to move out of the floodplain. This isn’t red team or blue team stuff – it’s about keeping sewage out of our drinking water. I hope we can all agree on that,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “FEMA broke the law when they canceled these funds, and I’m going to court to get them back for North Carolina.”…