Noem's out, Mullin's in.
I'm guessing the chaos and dysfunction @FEMA and @DHS remain about the same...just with fewer uninformed public pronouncements that Sec Noem served up.
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States must recognize these warning signs and take the steps to stave off an insurability crisis-in-the-making.
Read more to find out the actions states need to take to avoid falling into an "insurability crisis" of their own making.
www.nrdc.org/resources/un...
The report looks at how an "insurability crisis" evolves. As risks increase, a growing portion of our built environment is becoming uninsurable. The warning signs include:
- Rising damages
- Rising insurance prices
- Rising numbers of uninsured homes
- Rising enrollment in FAIR Plans
Today @NRDC released "An Uninsurable Country: States must take action to fend off the looming home insurability crisis."
Wondering how the turmoil in state insurance markets came to be -- and what can be done about it?
Read and find out!
www.nrdc.org/resources/un...
The federal EPA wants to force Americans to give as much money as possible to oil companies.
State and local leaders have a duty to their constituents to fight back.
Here are 16 ways to cut pollution – by making HOUSING more available and affordable. via @climatecabineteducation.org
State Farm's Super Bowl ad may not have had the intended effect
Gov. Pritzker's call for state oversight of insurance prices overlooks the need for state action on risk reduction efforts. Absent efforts to control rising risks, the state might just be rubber stamping rate increases justified by mounting disaster losses.
chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-gov...
Today's a great day. After months of inadvertently hitting the Microsoft Co-Pilot button on my laptop keyboard, my IT department is disabling it!
Mmmm. Made from scratch cornbread stuffing. One of my favorite things to make for Thanksgiving
New report from @NRDC and @EDF on funding voluntary buyouts.
Buyouts not only allow high-risk property owners to move somewhere safer but also the newly acquired properties can become part of the community’s longer-term climate resilience plans.
www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
First step to solving a problem is recognizing we have one...a very big one.
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Illinois AG's seeking information about State Farm's huge rate increases in Illinois. That may turn up other factors, but I told @Law360 why premiums may rise for years to come.
"If our homes aren't built for the future, then homes won't be insurable in the future."
www.law360.com/insurance-au...
Headquartered in Illinois, State Farm is not interested on providing data to the Illinois Department of Insurance about its insurance business.
Illinois AG is going to have State Farm explain this to the courts.
www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/il...
"If Illinois wants stable and sustainable insurance and housing markets, then climate resilience and risk reduction must be a higher priority, in addition to appropriate regulatory oversight of the prices insurers charge homeowners."
"If homes aren’t built to withstand future storms, then those homes will not be insurable in the future. It’s just that simple."
"The so-called “insurance crisis” is actually an “insurability crisis.” Most homes were never built to survive the types of disaster events we see today and will see in the future. Across the country—and Illinois—homes are becoming uninsurable as a result."
My op-ed was published today in @crainschicago.bsky.social re: whyt Illinois must do more on risk reduction and climate resilience in order to keep homeowners insurance prices stable. One need only look to LA, CA, and FL for what happens if you don't. www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi...
Gilbert Gaul's recent piece in @yalee360.bsky.social should be required reading for state insurance regulators and officials who are responsible for bldg codes and land use.
Where, what, and how we build today define tomorrow's problems.
e360.yale.edu/features/cli...
good inspiration
50 States, 50 Fixes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Time to circle the firing squad up.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
The administration's dismantling of risk reduction and disaster resilience programs will cost the nation dearly. My colleague, Anna Weber, makes a good case for keeping these programs.
progressive.org/op-eds/disas...
Story on "beach nourishment" project in South Carolina contains all-too-predictable sentiments that illustrate the futility of these projects
1) you can't just spray sand and expect it to stick
2) identical project done in 2014 and 2018 (see 1 above)
www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
It's quiet out there...thank goodness.
If you missed Columbia University's Climate Mobility conference in June, you can learn more about it on @americaadapts.bsky.social.
www.americaadapts.org/episodes/ins...
But this is gaining ground w the administration's supporters??
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Does that make sense to anyone? In the aftermath of a flash flood that led to 120+ fatalities?
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Beautiful Spending Bill That Makes Climate Change Worse Protects Chickens From Climate Change
🐔🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Put down you Rolex Sec. Noem.
Times Up!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
As President Trump heads to Texas, let's reflect on some of his previous disaster site visits, as told in this book.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Whose-...
