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Climate change
Warmer winters, more extreme weather are making seasonal recreation harder to insure
Feb 6, 2025
Premiums and claims for ski resorts and outdoor ice rinks — places that depend on cold weather to operate safely — have both gotten higher. Some insurers will no longer take chances on them.
From satellites to AI, tech has a role to play in battling blazes
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 13, 2025
Kate Dargan Marquis of the Moore Foundation discusses spurring research and development to keep up with the growing impact of wildfires.
Cities can't be made fireproof, but they can be made fire-resilient
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
Jan 8, 2025
As the California blazes demonstrate, the concentration of homes in urban areas raises risks and costs.
Ground rules for carbon markets
by
Ellen Rolfes
and Tony Wagner
Nov 15, 2024
In this week's "Make Me Smart" newsletter, we explain the latest moves to establish a credible global market for carbon credits. Plus, we do the numbers on open enrollment and the rising cost of health care.
Home insurance premiums are surging. That's bad news for low-income housing — and its residents.
by
Matt Levin
Jul 3, 2024
The more low-income housing nonprofits have to pay for insurance, the less they have leftover to build new units to ease the housing shortage.
The Mexico City water crisis, explained
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
May 27, 2024
The most populated North American metro area is facing a "Day Zero" scenario, and longstanding issues with infrastructure and water management are part of the problem.
U.S. banks remain the world's largest funders of fossil fuels
May 16, 2024
Banks have invested trillions of dollars since the Paris Agreement went into effect.
For public good, not for profit.
Rising insurance costs are making homeownership even more expensive
by
Amy Scott
Mar 21, 2024
Climate risk and inflation are making insurance harder to find and mortgages harder to afford.
Skijoring brings cowboys and skiers to Western towns, but warm weather leaves the sport in flux
by
Caitlin Tan
Mar 7, 2024
Many small towns across the Rocky Mountain West depend on the sport for an economic boost during an otherwise slow winter, but this year it's been tricky with unseasonably warm temperatures.
SEC adopts rule making companies disclose climate risks
Mar 7, 2024
The rules are softer than those initially proposed.