Disasters

Electricity Prices Jump After Trump Rejects Disaster Aid For Mich. Utilities

"A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars."

Source: E&E News, 11/26/2025

PFAS And Other Contaminants Surged In French Broad River After Helene: Study

"Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouring into the French Broad River in the fall of 2024, Shea Tuberty set out to investigate the damage."

Source: NC Health News, 11/25/2025

Tribal Radio Funding, Future Remain Uncertain After Clawback Of CPB Money

'For the past few weeks, Oitancan “Oi” Zephier has labored among piles of vinyl records nearly 2 feet high. KILI-FM, the Porcupine, South Dakota-based tribal public broadcasting station Zephier manages, has gone digital and no longer needs the records. The station is selling the records, because what it needs is cash."

Source: South Dakota Searchlight, 11/24/2025

"3 Massive Changes You'll See As The Climate Careens Toward Tipping Points"

"For the past eight years, one of the primary objectives of the annual negotiations has been to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to the temperatures in the late 1800s. ... But that goal is no longer plausible, scientists say. Humanity has not cut planet-warming pollution quickly enough, and the planet will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, likely in the next decade, according to a recent United Nations report."

Source: NPR, 11/24/2025

"Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End"

"Global climate negotiations ended on Saturday in Brazil with a watered-down resolution that made no direct mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming."

Source: NYTimes, 11/24/2025

Trump DHS Makes Major Changes To Report It Ordered On FEMA Reforms: Sources

"A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s office, according to three people familiar with the developments."

Source: AP, 11/21/2025

America’s Home Insurance Affordability Crunch: See What’s Happening Near You

"Insurance premiums are rising fast in the parts of the United States most exposed to climate-related disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. New research shows that, as insurance has sharply pushed up the cost of owning a home, the price shock is starting to reverberate through the broader real estate market."

Source: NYTimes, 11/20/2025

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