Today on TAP: Farmers Insurance Group and AIG are halting home policy sales in Florida. They weren’t the first and they won’t be the last.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Q&A: Inclusive Insurance to the Rescue?
Redesigning disaster insurance coverage could help low- and middle-income people keep one step ahead of the accelerating climate crisis.
Posted inBooks
Americans’ Climate Migration Has Begun
The first generation of climate migrants tries to cling to the places they call home, but bureaucrats, wallets, and an overheating planet have the final say.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Puerto Rican Cities Sue Big Oil for Alleged Racketeering
A novel lawsuit might just obtain damages for decades of oil companies’ lying about climate change.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Q&A: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Growing Inequality
Recovery gets complicated by uneven insurance coverage, haphazard emergency programs, and a reluctance to admit that rebuilding in vulnerable places is too risky.
Posted inTAP
The Climate Dystopia Is Already Here
Today on TAP: Greenhouse gas emissions are a clear and present danger to American society.
Posted inPolitics
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Left It Vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona
When a place is controlled by a government in which it has no representation, it will be abused.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Is On-Again, Off-Again
At the peak of the 2022 hurricane season, power outages plague the island five years after a historic storm.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How to De-Develop in an Age of Fire and Flood
Much is riding on how Americans approach new development and managed retreat as the climate crisis worsens over the next decade.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden’s Main Legislative Accomplishment Is in One Man’s Hands
Mitch Landrieu is overseeing the bipartisan infrastructure law. His record does not inspire confidence in how that might be handled.
