To compensate for exaggerated expectations of claims, they jack up rates and hollow out coverage, giving themselves more profit than before.
Energy & the Environment
An Ill Wind
Today on TAP: The severe damage from back-to-back hurricanes will affect the election—but how?
The Politics of Milton
After another major hurricane slams Florida, voting is not on the average voter’s radar.
Q&A: FEMA Isn’t Coming for the Generators
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate talks about the agency’s budget and what the agency does and doesn’t do.
The Biden Administration Response to Helene Has Been Good
If Donald Trump were president, this would not be the case.
A Toxic Explosion in Private Equity Payouts
Private equity barons just pocketed as much as $850 million from the company behind this week’s massive chemical blast in Georgia.
Water Is Not the Problem With Artificial Intelligence
Data centers are nothing compared to cattle farming.
NOAA’s Crossfire Hurricane
Project 2025 shows that Republicans can’t take heat—so they’d try to blow up the kitchen if they get the chance.
Preserving Public Lands
Deb Haaland has been a remarkable secretary of the interior. But the future is about funding in Congress.
America’s Climate and Economy Are on the Ballot
The Biden-Harris administration sowed the seeds of a green American economy. A second Trump term would poison them.

