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BWAF Podcast — Ep. 76: Pumping Profits or Storing Carbon? Oversight Gaps in Carbon Capture Subsidies

Oct 15, 2024|

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Double Trouble

How Hurricanes Helene and Milton Are Impacting Federal Disaster Response

Oct 11, 2024|

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TCS Comments on Proposed Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit

Oct 3, 2024|

Analysis

Congressional Pentagon Budget Increases Up from Last Year

The total number of proposed increases for procurement and RDT&E rose by 18 percent—23 percent when you count emergency spending increases.

Sep 12, 2024|

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“It is definitely a possibility that you could have, with combined Helene plus Milton, claims that would be more than the NFIP borrowing authority…The good news is, with a $9.9 billion cushion provided by the borrowing authority, there would be time for action to be taken.”

— Former National Flood Insurance Program Chief Actuary Andy Neal,
on the NFIP borrowing cap and financial capacity to address claims.

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