Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Americans live.
A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says.
Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year created an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time, according to Swiss Re Group, as climate change contributes to the frequency and severity of violent meteorological events.
As climate change warms the Atlantic Ocean, making hurricanes more powerful as they travel north, the Northeast will likely see an 87 percent increase in damage from hurricane winds, new research says.
Homebuyers started to shy away from homes that face the most severe climate risks during the pandemic buying boom, but not as much as might be expected. And a challenge in understanding climate change’s impact may be to blame.
A study of 17.5 million users on the home listings portal Redfin paints a concerning picture for home sellers in flood-prone areas.
In a state where valuable coastal real estate is increasingly at risk from storms and memories of Superstorm Sandy remain fresh, the prognosis for each year’s hurricane season is a subject of concern.
As the federal government moves closer to requiring publicly traded companies, including stock banks, to disclose information related to climate change, other banks and even credit unions could feel the effects.
More than 60 percent of U.S. credit unions could face physical risks from the effects of climate change, according to a new report from Ceres and the Filene Research Institute.
A wide-ranging bill aimed at reducing vehicle emissions in Connecticut, including the likely adoption of California’s clean air standards for certain trucks and a requirement that all school buses be emission-free by 2040, was advanced Friday to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk.
Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world’s top body of climate scientists said Monday
Stamford-based Webster Bank has joined four other regional banks as part of a new consortium focused on the risks banks face related to climate change.
Companies would be required to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions they produce and how climate risk affects their business under new rules proposed Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a drive across the government to address climate change.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, under fire from Senate Republicans for her views on climate change and financial regulation, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a key post on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.
Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed the state set a binding target to make the state’s electrical grid carbon-free by 2040.
America’s coastline will see sea levels rise in the next 30 years by as much as they did in the entire 20th century, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days, a government report warns.
President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former Fed and Treasury official, for the Federal Reserve Board’s top regulatory slot on Friday in a move that could lead to climate concerns being incorporated into bank regulation.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a sweeping executive order aimed at reducing pollution and addressing climate change Thursday.
While world leaders and negotiators are hailing the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a key temperature limit alive, many scientists are wondering what planet these leaders are looking at.
A New Haven developer’s plans for high-rise waterfront housing at Long Wharf is setting up a showdown with state regulators over coastal development in the age of climate change.
