#emergencyalerts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #emergencyalerts, aggregated by home.social.
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I've been collecting stories about how #CPBFundingCuts will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...
#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting, funder of #NPR and #PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts
By Kerry Breen
Updated on: August 1, 2025Excerpt: "Maher warned that #defunding #PublicRadio poses 'a real risk to the #PublicSafety of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures.
"#Rural areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in #emergencies like #storms, #floods and #wildfires."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #KeepingUsInTheDark #PublicService #PublicBroadcastingCuts #PublicRadio #EmergencyAlerts
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I've been collecting stories about how #CPBFundingCuts will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...
#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting, funder of #NPR and #PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts
By Kerry Breen
Updated on: August 1, 2025Excerpt: "Maher warned that #defunding #PublicRadio poses 'a real risk to the #PublicSafety of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures.
"#Rural areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in #emergencies like #storms, #floods and #wildfires."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #KeepingUsInTheDark #PublicService #PublicBroadcastingCuts #PublicRadio #EmergencyAlerts
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I've been collecting stories about how #CPBFundingCuts will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...
#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting, funder of #NPR and #PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts
By Kerry Breen
Updated on: August 1, 2025Excerpt: "Maher warned that #defunding #PublicRadio poses 'a real risk to the #PublicSafety of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures.
"#Rural areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in #emergencies like #storms, #floods and #wildfires."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #KeepingUsInTheDark #PublicService #PublicBroadcastingCuts #PublicRadio #EmergencyAlerts
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I've been collecting stories about how #CPBFundingCuts will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...
#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting, funder of #NPR and #PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts
By Kerry Breen
Updated on: August 1, 2025Excerpt: "Maher warned that #defunding #PublicRadio poses 'a real risk to the #PublicSafety of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures.
"#Rural areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in #emergencies like #storms, #floods and #wildfires."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #KeepingUsInTheDark #PublicService #PublicBroadcastingCuts #PublicRadio #EmergencyAlerts
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I've been collecting stories about how #CPBFundingCuts will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...
#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting, funder of #NPR and #PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts
By Kerry Breen
Updated on: August 1, 2025Excerpt: "Maher warned that #defunding #PublicRadio poses 'a real risk to the #PublicSafety of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures.
"#Rural areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in #emergencies like #storms, #floods and #wildfires."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #KeepingUsInTheDark #PublicService #PublicBroadcastingCuts #PublicRadio #EmergencyAlerts
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The #USSenate voted to #eliminate $1.1 billion in #funding for the #Corporation for #PublicBroadcasting (#CPB), which supports #NPR and #PBS stations. The funding cut, part of President #Trump’s rescissions package, would impact local public #radio and #television stations, potentially leading to closures and reduced access to #emergencyalerts and #educationalprogramming. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/senate-votes-to-kill-entire-public-broadcasting-budget-in-blow-to-npr-and-pbs/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia