Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed

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Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

The Balance That Keeps Climate Stable Is Out of Whack, U.N. Report Finds

Once again, scientists turn out to be right about climate change.

Being able to say, "Told you so," still feels like an unsatisfactory result, of course.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/c...

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An Uninsurable Country: What Rising Climate Risk Means for Homeowners with NRDC — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast An Uninsurable Country: What Rising Climate Risk Means for Homeowners. Ep. 249.

Was great to be on @americaadapts.bsky.social latest show to talk about the growing insurability crisis taking hold across the country.

Me and Alfonso Pating of NRDC talk about the growing crisis and what states need to be doing.
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Homeowners Can’t Count on Insurance. States Can Help. 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.

New blog from my colleague Alfonso Pating @nrdc.org examines the reliability of homeowners insurance in an era of rapidly rising risks.

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How Rising Home Insurance Costs Are Linked to Your Credit History 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.

The use of a person's credit score to price homeowner's insurance is a major problem. In many states, a person's credit score has a bigger influence on their premium than the physical risk of damage.

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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump said he was nominating Oklahoma Republican Sen.

Persona Noem Grata
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).

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

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

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

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...

Housing Policy that Solves Climate Change - Climate Cabinet Education State and local policy solutions to address the climate crisis, the affordability crisis, and the housing crisis at the same time.

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

Pritzker pushes back at State Farm in fight for tighter insurance regulations 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 ...

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.

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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.

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E&E News: 1.5 degrees ‘no longer plausible’ as global emissions hit record The most aggressive goal of the Paris Agreement is out of reach, according to a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project.

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...

State Farm faces lawsuit from Illinois amid scrutiny over rate increases The suit alleges State Farm refused to comply with a Department of Insurance examination into its homeowners business.

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."

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

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...

How Climate Risks Are Putting Home Insurance Out of Reach 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...

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.

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50 States, 50 Fixes A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

good inspiration

50 States, 50 Fixes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Shutdown Looms as Senate Democrats Block Bill to Extend Funding

Time to circle the firing squad up.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Disaster Resilience Planning Saves Money and Lives Instead of cutting funds for disaster planning, the Trump Administration needs to prioritize risk reduction.

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.
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As peak hurricane season nears, how much sand is left after Folly Beach's $23M renourishment? 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.

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.