Now on @politico -- Helene is highlighting dangerous gaps in flood insurance as climate change amplifies flood risk in both coastal and inland areas. "People never thought they would have a problem with flooding," the fire chief of Boone, NC told me.

RT @AKpublicnews: The University of Alaska system will no longer use or refer to “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion,” or other similar words….

RT @ByTomFrank: Internal FEMA email directs senior agency workers to "make a list of anyone who worked on or works on climate, environment….

RT @talkingbiznews: .@AEllfeldt departs @EENewsUpdates:

My former editor, @ByTomFrank, is working to fill the beat! Listing below if you're interested in covering the ever-important intersection of finance, insurance & housing in a warming world.

Some personal news, as they say: I recently wrapped up a wonderful 5+ years with @politico / @EENewsUpdates. I’m incredibly grateful to the many sources and colleagues who helped make my time on the climate finance beat so fascinating.

RT @Emma_Dumain: Relevant because her agency, the Dept of Homeland Security, houses FEMA, which oversees responses to natural disasters, wh….

RT @politico: Kristi Noem rejected climate change and money to fight it

RT @politico: Exxon's CEO warned that rollbacks to U.S. climate policy will make the future "that much more challenging.”. “I don’t think t….

RT @declanharty: Donald Trump’s political future is hanging in the balance of the presidential election this week. A major chunk of his fo….

RT @maustermuhle: It just hit me: there are *TWO* reporters left at @wamu885, a station that covers a metropolitan area of 6 million people….

RT @nbminor: NEW: Colorado lands $66 million federal grant that officials say will ‘turbocharge’ Front Range passenger rail. .

RT @mariasacchetti: EXCLUSIVE. Elon Musk worked in the US illegally. Investors ordered him to get a visa. He admitted it in an email. Elon….

RT @safe_climate: The fastest-moving wildfires are by far the most destructive because they force firefighters to focus on saving lives — i….

RT @tessastuart: I don't think I've ever cried so much working on a story. Here is Deborah Dorbert, who was forced by @RonDeSantis to giv….

RT @ByTomFrank: #DonaldTrump refused to act on @GovInslee request for $37 million in federal disaster aid in 2020 because of a bitter perso….

RT @cprwarner: In Colorado one person has died and 26 others are sick from what the CDC calls "a severe E. Coli outbreak linked to McDonald….

Lil solo trek to visit this beauty today. Not bad for a Monday

RT @Emma_Dumain: We asked 42 Republicans who cast themselves as climate leaders and/or were affected by Helene/Milton if they thought globa….

RT @EENewsUpdates: Milton will force all Floridians to pay more for insurance

RT @zteirstein: The last time I saw John talk about a storm like this, he was begging Puerto Ricans to get out of the way of a Category 4 n….