Travelers to Expand Homeowners Insurance Offering in California April 27, 2026 The Travelers Companies said it intends to expand its homeowners insurance offerings across California. Travelers notified the California Department of...
FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors Until 2027 January 26, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green...
Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes, Stranded Families December 12, 2025 By Cedar Attanasio and Claire Rush Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and...
Mounting Oregon Wildfire Claims Threaten Ratings of Berkshire’s PacifiCorp November 13, 2025 By Rachel Graf A Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.-owned utility is at risk of losing its investment-grade credit rating as it expects to have...
Crews Work to Fix Alaska Native Villages Devastated by Floods November 10, 2025 By Mark Thiessen, Gene Johnson and Becky Bohrer Darrel John watched the final evacuees depart his village on the western coast of Alaska in helicopters and small planes...
Ex-Fed Official Sees Secular ‘Shocks’ Ahead From Extreme Weather October 10, 2025 By Alastair Marsh The Federal Reserve’s former top-ranking official overseeing climate risk says the US economy faces a series of long-term, structural shocks...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Massive LA Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Myles Miller and Patricia Hurtado Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades...
4 Dead After Flooding in Arizona, Including in Historic Mining Town September 29, 2025 Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters...
Report: Response to LA Fires Slowed by Lack of Resources, Outdated Alert Process September 29, 2025 By Christopher Weber and Rebecca Boone A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming...
The LA Fires Destroyed 11,000 Homes. Less Than 10% Have Permits to Rebuild September 29, 2025 By Michelle Ma and John Gittelsohn Of the thousands of residents needing to rebuild after this year’s California wildfires, Andy Weyman would seem especially well positioned....