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Federal cuts threatens Vermont’s disaster preparations
THE VERGENNES FALLS basin overflows with stormwater in July 2023 after 36 hours of heavy rain. On the anniversaries of massive flooding in 2023 and 2024, Vermonters are assessing how to prepare for future deluges.
Photo by Mike Daniels
July 10, 2025
The familiar anxieties surrounding Vermont’s summer storms are more intense this year with recent federal funding cuts casting uncertainty over the future of disaster relief programs that have helped Vermont in the past.
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