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Supreme Court Declines to Hear From Oil and Gas Companies Trying to Block Climate Change Lawsuits

The American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, said declining to hear the Honolulu case now means the companies could face more lawsuits from activists trying to “make themselves the nation's energy regulators.” read more >
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Roaring Storms & Rising Rates

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin opposed Entergy's 4.25% electric rate hike, criticizing its reliance on a formula for yearly increases, while Summit Utilities' rate hike was approved. read more >
Construction / Insurance / Small Business

Hope Is Not a Strategy (Editorial)

Climate change is real and it’s here. Smart business owners will prepare. read more >
Energy

Staying Out of an Energy Crisis (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)

Energy concerns are growing, and a diverse approach will keep us ahead of a shortfall. read more >
Tornado damage in the area of Breckenridge Drive and North Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock on March 31, 2023
Real Estate

Insurance Companies Struggle with Record Losses on Arkansas Church PropertiesLock Icon

Church insurers in Arkansas faced heavy losses in 2023, with Church Mutual Insurance and Brotherhood Mutual Insurance reporting pure direct loss ratios of 197.72% and 141.5%, respectively. read more >
Real Estate / Technology

Scott Dorminy on Insurance Trends, Climate Challenges & Mitigating Premium Hikes

Scott Dorminy joined NAIFA in 2017 and has been its state president since 2023. read more >
Banking & Finance / Real Estate

Arkansas Commercial Insurance Rates Soar Amid Extreme Weather & InflationLock Icon

The commercial real estate insurance market is facing its toughest conditions in years, with skyrocketing premiums, increased deductibles, and changing risk profiles due to severe weather events. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Restaurants & Food

Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate

Towering corn might become a miniature of its former self, replaced by stalks only half as tall as the green giants that have dominated fields for so long. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Industry

Farm Bureau’s Jarrod Yates on Arkansas Agriculture: Challenges, AI & the Future of Farming

Before becoming executive vice president in June 2023, Jarrod Yates was the Farm Bureau’s director of public affairs and government relations for two years. read more >
Energy / Government & Politics

Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse […] read more >
Energy / Government & Politics / Manufacturing

EPA Sets Strict Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses in Bid to Fight Climate Change

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of […] read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Insurance

US Farms are Increasingly Reliant on Contract Workers Who are Acutely Exposed to Climate Extremes

Some states have patchwork heat regulations in place for farm workers, but there are no federal rules about heat exposure in the U.S. And making a formal complaint can be fraught, though it’s a legal right. read more >
Energy

Two Large Offshore Wind Sites are Sending Power to the US Grid for the First Time

The joint owners of the Vineyard Wind project, Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, announced Wednesday the first electricity from one turbine at what will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles (24 kilometers) off the coast of Massachusetts. read more >
Energy / Manufacturing

Facing Increasing Pressure From Customers, Some Miners Switch to Renewable Energy

As demand for materials needed for batteries, solar panels and other components vital for cutting global emissions rises, carbon emissions by miners and refiners will likewise rise unless companies actively work to decarbonize. read more >
Construction / Government & Politics / Insurance

Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common

States such as California, Florida and Louisiana, which are prone to wildfires and damaging storms and flooding, are likely to see the most dramatic increases in premiums. read more >
Construction / Insurance

US Sets Annual Record for Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters With 4 Months Left in 2023

The count doesn't yet include Tropical Storm Hilary's damages in hitting California and a deep drought that has struck the South and Midwest. read more >
Energy / Government & Politics

Millions Struggle to Pay AC Bills in Heat Waves. Federal Aid Reaches Only a Fraction

Nationwide, nearly 30 million American households struggle to pay their energy bills and qualify for the subsidy, but less than 3% receive it for their summer bills, according to the latest, preliminary federal data. read more >
Energy

More Companies Setting ‘Net-Zero’ Climate Targets, but Few Have Credible Plans, Report Says

Unlike with national targets, the criteria for net-zero efforts at the sub-national or company level aren't clearly defined. read more >
Energy

Natural Gas Use to Rise This Summer, US Predicts

Coal consumption in the electric power sector is expected to decline by 13%. read more >
Energy

World on ‘Thin Ice’ as UN Climate Report Gives Stark Warning

The United Nations chief called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration and for rich countries to quit coal, oil and gas by 2040. read more >