Eight counties in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida accounted for half of the country’s flood insurance claims payments in 2020. A new analysis from the environment and energy publisher E&E News found that the federal flood insurance program paid $1.2 billion in claims overall, breaking its $1 billion threshold for the sixth year in a row.
In a meeting with the White House’s Covid response team and the CDC, the CEOs of Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean made their case to replace the government’s phased-in approach to sailings from U.S. ports and to create a clear roadmap that allows sailings to resume this summer. The CDC has yet to specify a date for operators to resume sailing. The cruise executives say by requiring vaccinations and negative Covid tests, passengers could sail safely.
