Rob Moore

State Farm's Super Bowl ad may not have had the intended effect

Pritzker pushes back at State Farm in fight for tighter insurance regulations The giant insurer hit homeowners with premium increases last summer averaging 27%, and unlike some states, Illinois has zero authority to block insurance price hikes. The governor is trying to change ...

Gov. Pritzker's call for state oversight of insurance prices overlooks the need for state action on risk reduction efforts. Absent efforts to control rising risks, the state might just be rubber stamping rate increases justified by mounting disaster losses.

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Today's a great day. After months of inadvertently hitting the Microsoft Co-Pilot button on my laptop keyboard, my IT department is disabling it!

Mmmm. Made from scratch cornbread stuffing. One of my favorite things to make for Thanksgiving

New report from @NRDC and @EDF on funding voluntary buyouts.

Buyouts not only allow high-risk property owners to move somewhere safer but also the newly acquired properties can become part of the community’s longer-term climate resilience plans.

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E&E News: 1.5 degrees ‘no longer plausible’ as global emissions hit record The most aggressive goal of the Paris Agreement is out of reach, according to a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project.

First step to solving a problem is recognizing we have one...a very big one.
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Illinois AG's seeking information about State Farm's huge rate increases in Illinois. That may turn up other factors, but I told @Law360 why premiums may rise for years to come.

"If our homes aren't built for the future, then homes won't be insurable in the future."
www.law360.com/insurance-au...

State Farm faces lawsuit from Illinois amid scrutiny over rate increases The suit alleges State Farm refused to comply with a Department of Insurance examination into its homeowners business.

Headquartered in Illinois, State Farm is not interested on providing data to the Illinois Department of Insurance about its insurance business.

Illinois AG is going to have State Farm explain this to the courts.

www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/il...

"If Illinois wants stable and sustainable insurance and housing markets, then climate resilience and risk reduction must be a higher priority, in addition to appropriate regulatory oversight of the prices insurers charge homeowners."

"If homes aren’t built to withstand future storms, then those homes will not be insurable in the future. It’s just that simple."

"The so-called “insurance crisis” is actually an “insurability crisis.” Most homes were never built to survive the types of disaster events we see today and will see in the future. Across the country—and Illinois—homes are becoming uninsurable as a result."

Opinion: Illinois faces an insurability crisis — not just an insurance crisis Rising premiums show Illinois faces an insurability crisis fueled by climate risk — and price regulation alone won’t keep coverage affordable.

My op-ed was published today in @crainschicago.bsky.social re: whyt Illinois must do more on risk reduction and climate resilience in order to keep homeowners insurance prices stable. One need only look to LA, CA, and FL for what happens if you don't. www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi...

How Climate Risks Are Putting Home Insurance Out of Reach After years underestimating the risks posed by climate-fueled disasters, the U.S. home insurance industry is in turmoil. In vulnerable areas, rising insurance costs are upending housing markets and co...

Gilbert Gaul's recent piece in @yalee360.bsky.social should be required reading for state insurance regulators and officials who are responsible for bldg codes and land use.

Where, what, and how we build today define tomorrow's problems.

e360.yale.edu/features/cli...

50 States, 50 Fixes A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

good inspiration

50 States, 50 Fixes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Shutdown Looms as Senate Democrats Block Bill to Extend Funding

Time to circle the firing squad up.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Disaster Resilience Planning Saves Money and Lives Instead of cutting funds for disaster planning, the Trump Administration needs to prioritize risk reduction.

The administration's dismantling of risk reduction and disaster resilience programs will cost the nation dearly. My colleague, Anna Weber, makes a good case for keeping these programs.
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As peak hurricane season nears, how much sand is left after Folly Beach's $23M renourishment? Nearly all of the new sand is still on Folly Beach a year after Army Corps began 2024 renourishment project, a good sign ahead of peak hurricane season.

Story on "beach nourishment" project in South Carolina contains all-too-predictable sentiments that illustrate the futility of these projects

1) you can't just spray sand and expect it to stick
2) identical project done in 2014 and 2018 (see 1 above)

www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...

It's quiet out there...thank goodness.

Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World. Ep. 233.

If you missed Columbia University's Climate Mobility conference in June, you can learn more about it on @americaadapts.bsky.social.
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How weather conspiracy theories moved from online fringes to state laws On Monday, Florida’s attorney general warned, “We don’t jeopardize public health so we can bend the knee to the climate cult.”

But this is gaining ground w the administration's supporters??
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it. The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.

Does that make sense to anyone? In the aftermath of a flash flood that led to 120+ fatalities?

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Senator Raises Climate Warning Amid Texas Floods and Trump’s Tax Bill Sheldon Whitehouse will give his 300th floor speech on climate on Wednesday, less than a week after Congress rolled back clean energy incentives.

Beautiful Spending Bill That Makes Climate Change Worse Protects Chickens From Climate Change
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FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Put down you Rolex Sec. Noem.

Times Up!

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

As President Trump heads to Texas, let's reflect on some of his previous disaster site visits, as told in this book.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Whose-...

Trump announces 35 percent tariffs on Canada The levy injects fresh turmoil into a strained bilateral relationship as Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiates a new economic partnership with the United States.

We've done this a couple times earlier...right?

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Trump administration backs away from abolishing FEMA As Trump heads to Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish FEMA, officials said.

I think that's what's so troubling

“Without any official action,” the official said, “you’re already seeing the theory” of the administration’s new approach “taking place in Texas.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

E&E News: FEMA leader is a no-show after deadly Texas flooding David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.

FEMA Administrator...I mean Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator (kinda)...nowhere to be seen.
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Just gaming this out, IF these were weather control devices...

Why would such a device be in the hands of a local tv affiliate and not an entity a bit higher up on the food chain, like a Bond villian or something?

What motive would the TV station have for creating such a storm?

Conspiracy theorists certain that weather radars operated by local
tv stations are weather control devices.

Not sure how we win this war of the minds. How does one correct such an amazingly off-kilter belief?