An Uninsurable Country: What Rising Climate Risk Means for Homeowners. Ep. 249.

By pairing stronger insurance market oversight with risk-reduction programs and better last-resort insurance options, state regulators can help make our safety net reliable again.

In many states, homeowners with “excellent” credit scores are charged less for home insurance than those with worse scores, even if they live in a disaster-prone area.

President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump said he was nominating Oklahoma Republican Sen.

President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).

States must take action to fend off the looming home insurability crisis.

State and local policy solutions to address the climate crisis, the affordability crisis, and the housing crisis at the same time.

The giant insurer hit homeowners with premium increases last summer averaging 27%, and unlike some states, Illinois has zero authority to block insurance price hikes. The governor is trying to change ...

As costs for damages from climate-fueled disasters continue to mount, a new report from NRDC and EDF shows how states and local governments can pay for voluntary home buyouts and relocation assistance...

The most aggressive goal of the Paris Agreement is out of reach, according to a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project.

In suing State Farm for homeowners insurance data, the state of Illinois is taking an approach to regulating carriers with transparency in mind that could be replicated elsewhere, but lowering climate...

The suit alleges State Farm refused to comply with a Department of Insurance examination into its homeowners business.

Rising premiums show Illinois faces an insurability crisis fueled by climate risk — and price regulation alone won’t keep coverage affordable.

After years underestimating the risks posed by climate-fueled disasters, the U.S. home insurance industry is in turmoil. In vulnerable areas, rising insurance costs are upending housing markets and co...

A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

Instead of cutting funds for disaster planning, the Trump Administration needs to prioritize risk reduction.

Nearly all of the new sand is still on Folly Beach a year after Army Corps began 2024 renourishment project, a good sign ahead of peak hurricane season.

Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World. Ep. 233.

The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.

Sheldon Whitehouse will give his 300th floor speech on climate on Wednesday, less than a week after Congress rolled back clean energy incentives.

The levy injects fresh turmoil into a strained bilateral relationship as Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiates a new economic partnership with the United States.

As Trump heads to Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish FEMA, officials said.

David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and li...

The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.

FAIR plans, aka Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plans, are state-mandated property insurance plans that provide coverage to individuals and businesses.

Departures of hundreds of lawyers put mortgage insurance claims, apartment building sales and other critical agency functions at risk, according to an internal memo.

In early April, President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, which was reeling from devastating winter storms and floodi...

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