Climate Change
NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss
A mid-level state official steered a contract for relief efforts in western North Carolina to the firm run by her former bosses at ReBuild NC. State officials had removed the agency from Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in the fall.
The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management last week fired a subcontractor that had been founded by top officials at ReBuild NC, the now discredited state agency that botched response efforts after hurricanes Matthew and Florence in 2016 and 2018.
NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss