Avery Ellfeldt
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Reporter for @AKpublicnews' Alaska Desk. Past: @politico, @EENewsUpdates, @npr, @BGOV. CO born, AK based šļø
Haines, Alaska
Joined June 2018
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.
politico.com
Only 2 percent of households in flooded parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina can get insurance payments.
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RT @AKpublicnews: The University of Alaska system will no longer use or refer to ādiversity,ā āequity,ā āinclusion,ā or other similar wordsā¦.
alaskapublic.org
Those recent federal orders come from President Donald Trump, whoās put diversity, equity and inclusion policies squarely in his crosshairs.
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RT @ByTomFrank: Internal FEMA email directs senior agency workers to "make a list of anyone who worked on or works on climate, environmentā¦.
politico.com
After firing 200 probationary employees this weekend, FEMA was directed "to make a list" of anyone who worked on climate or equity.
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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.
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Some personal news, as they say: I recently wrapped up a wonderful 5+ years with @politico / @EENewsUpdates. Iām incredibly grateful to the many sources and colleagues who helped make my time on the climate finance beat so fascinating.
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RT @Emma_Dumain: Relevant because her agency, the Dept of Homeland Security, houses FEMA, which oversees responses to natural disasters, whā¦.
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RT @politico: Kristi Noem rejected climate change and money to fight it
politico.com
President-elect Donald Trumpās pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency said people arenāt driving temperature increases.
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RT @politico: Exxon's CEO warned that rollbacks to U.S. climate policy will make the future "that much more challenging.ā. āI donāt think tā¦.
politico.com
The oil giant takes a stance before the Trump administration sets its sights on gutting Biden's climate agenda.
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RT @declanharty: Donald Trumpās political future is hanging in the balance of the presidential election this week. A major chunk of his foā¦.
politico.com
Donald Trumpās political future is hanging in the balance of the presidential election this week. A major chunk of his fortune may be, too.
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RT @maustermuhle: It just hit me: there are *TWO* reporters left at @wamu885, a station that covers a metropolitan area of 6 million peopleā¦.
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RT @nbminor: NEW: Colorado lands $66 million federal grant that officials say will āturbochargeā Front Range passenger rail. .
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The federal government will give Colorado $66 million to upgrade part of a freight rail line between Denver and Longmont that state officials hope will
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RT @mariasacchetti: EXCLUSIVE. Elon Musk worked in the US illegally. Investors ordered him to get a visa. He admitted it in an email. Elonā¦.
washingtonpost.com
Investors in Muskās first company worried about āour founder being deportedā and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
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RT @safe_climate: The fastest-moving wildfires are by far the most destructive because they force firefighters to focus on saving lives ā iā¦.
subscriber.politicopro.com
A small number of fast-moving wildfires cause almost all the property damage by forcing firefighters to focus on saving lives.
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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 givā¦.
rollingstone.com
Deborah Dorbert campaigns for Amendment 4, Floridaās abortion ballot measure, after āpoliticians interfered with me getting my medical treatment.ā
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RT @ByTomFrank: #DonaldTrump refused to act on @GovInslee request for $37 million in federal disaster aid in 2020 because of a bitter persoā¦.
eenews.net
Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had to wait until President Joe Biden took office to get help for a deadly wildfire that occurred during the Trump
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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 McDonaldā¦.
cdc.gov
Learn about a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to onions served on burgers.
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Lil solo trek to visit this beauty today. Not bad for a Monday
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RT @Emma_Dumain: We asked 42 Republicans who cast themselves as climate leaders and/or were affected by Helene/Milton if they thought globaā¦.
eenews.net
Recent storms have devastated numerous conservative districts. That doesnāt mean their lawmakers will change course.
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RT @EENewsUpdates: Milton will force all Floridians to pay more for insurance
eenews.net
The claims that insurers pay for damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton could prompt companies to raise rates that are already the highest in the U.S.
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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 nā¦.
grist.org
He made history as the first degreed meteorologist on Spanish TV. Now heās trying to warn the nationās most vulnerable people about climate change.
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