New York Senator Stalls Climate Overhaul of Flood Insurance Program

A summery day out at a beach in the Hamptons.

One of the federal government’s main efforts to push Americans to prepare for climate threats is in question after the Senate majority leader’s office objected to a plan to adjust flood insurance rates. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was preparing to announce new rates for federal flood insurance on April 1, so that the prices… Continue reading New York Senator Stalls Climate Overhaul of Flood Insurance Program