Midwest Flooding Underscores a Need for Flood Insurance Reform

Understanding the Barriers to Affordable Homeowners Insurance, with Margaret Walls and Penny Liao

Margaret Walls and Penny Liao break down how extreme weather events threaten homeowners insurance markets; their episode dives deep into case studies of state-level responses in California and Florida.

If/Then: Pending Deregulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Create Significant Negative Health Effects

If the US Environmental Protection Agency finalizes a rule on greenhouse gas emissions without quantifying related effects on human health, then Congress could respond by requiring this and future rules to account for human health effects.

Weather Extremes Disrupt Insurance Markets

Insurance coverage is getting harder for homeowners to maintain—particularly in areas of the United States where extreme weather events are wreaking havoc.

A Closer Look at Affordability Pressures in the United States

In this Q&A, four experts from Resources for the Future discuss how affordability concerns color discussions around electricity, household bills, insurance, and climate policy.