Texas Sues Xcel Over Panhandle Wildfires, Argues Modeling Flagged Risk Prior to Disaster
Texas alleges that Xcel Energy had measured, modeled, and warned of escalating wildfire risk in the Panhandle, yet failed to act on deteriorating infrastructure, turning quantified hazard into the largest wildfire in state history.
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Lawmakers Demand FEMA Release Flood Risk Models Data
Senate Republicans are demanding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency disclose the data and assumptions behind its Risk Rating 2.0, arguing the opaque methodology is driving premium spikes.