WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
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Washington (July 31, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with and Representatives Bill Keating (MA-09) and Stephen Lynch (MA-08) urged Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 1 Acting Regional Administrator Jarrett Devine to rescind the decision to cancel coastal recovery projects in Massachusetts. Seven communities-Marshfield, Scituate, Hull, Quincy, Nahant, Gloucester, and Rockport-now face financial uncertainty in their paths to recover from extreme storms.
On July 13, 2026, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) received a letter from FEMA Region 1 detailing its decis...