{"podcast":{"title":"In Our Backyard Podcast","slug":"in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189","podcast_index_feed_id":1010189,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130aa114/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bredl","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/3094637/3094637-1730898774027-76c68c43ed0cd.jpg","author":"Jenn Galler","episode_count":191,"summary":"This is Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League's (BREDL) Podcast where we discuss environmental issues that are right in our backyards. Topics include coal plants, fracking, pipelines, and much more. This podcast takes a deep dive into these topics and talks with people who are on the ground fighting for the health and safety of their communities as well as protection the planet.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189"},"episode":{"title":"18. Storm Damage: How Insurance Companies Fuel the Climate Crisis","slug":"18-storm-damage-how-insurance-companies-fuel-the-climate-crisis","published_at":"2025-09-26T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/18-storm-damage-how-insurance-companies-fuel-the-climate-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bredl/episodes/18--Storm-Damage-How-Insurance-Companies-Fuel-the-Climate-Crisis-e38jfnc","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130aa114/podcast/play/108690604/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-23%2F407984167-44100-2-b3eebc5cf2caa.m4a","summary":"Today, we’re diving into a crisis that’s hitting close to home for many North Carolinians, one that sits at the intersection of climate change, corporate accountability, and financial survival: the insurance crisis unfolding in the wake of Hurricane Helene. I talk with Charles Slidders , Senior Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law , or CIEL. Charles is a legal expert working on the front lines of climate justice and he’s co-author of a powerful new analysis that reveals a troubling pattern: insurance companies are helping finance the very fossil fuel projects that are driving extreme weather… and then turning around to hike rates or drop coverage when those disasters strike. When Hurricane Helene tore through the Carolinas, it didn’t just knock down trees or flood neighborhoods, it tore the lid off something deeper. It showed just how shaky our financial systems really are, especially when it comes to insurance. As the state works to recover, one thing’s clear: it’s not a matter of if another storm will hit, it’s whether we’ll be prepared when it does. Contact and connect with Charles: https://www.ciel.org/","meta_description":"Today, we’re diving into a crisis that’s hitting close to home for many North Carolinians, one that sits at the intersection of climate change, corporate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1637,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/episodes/18-storm-damage-how-insurance-companies-fuel-the-climate-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/18-storm-damage-how-insurance-companies-fuel-the-climate-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}