Midwest Flooding Underscores a Need for Flood Insurance Reform

Grist: “Congress Set to Overhaul Disaster Recovery, Speeding Up New Home Builds”

Carlos Martín, RFF’s Vice President for Research and Policy Engagement, comments on new disaster recovery policies.

Managing Unpriced Climate Risks in US Housing Markets

This article reviews evidence that climate-related risks may not be fully captured in US home prices and discusses potential policy approaches aimed at improving accurate pricing and reducing related economic impacts.

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.