Climate change

Lawmakers passed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's expansive energy package, including a bill to extend the state's cap-and-invest program.

California's governor and legislative leaders agreed to extend the state's cap-and-trade program and dedicate one-fourth of the funding to high-speed rail.

A Category 5 hurricane could lead to more than $200 billion in damage, Moody's Analytics said in a report released before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

A judge approved an injunction requested by 20 states to temporarily halt the Federal Emergency Management Agency from diverting money from a disaster preparedness program.

An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already having economically significant impacts on financial markets, municipal borrowing costs and vulnerable communities.

The county comes to market on the strength of its recovery, according to the county's financial advisor.

Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

Even before January's fires in Los Angeles, change-of-address data shows residential moves based on fire risks and insurance availability.

The tribal movement toward energy independence through renewable-powered microgrid projects has been slowed, if not stalled, by shifting political winds.

The St. Louis tornadoes came after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mothballed its tracker of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.