Addendum 3 cont'd

* DeSantis rejected $5 million federal grant to set up rebate program for FL who retrofit homes w. energy efficient appliances

* meant Florida couldn’t access $341 million Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

* rejected $3 million IRA funds to help fight pollution, & Solar for All program helping low-income people get solar panels

* IRA major part of Biden climate agenda; largest investment addressing climate change in U.S. history

#DeSantis #Florida #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

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Addendum 4

DeSantis Insurance Law Could Makes It Harder to Rebuild After Hurricanes

Makes it difficult to sue insurance companies for short-changing policyholders

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/hurricane-idalia-desantis-home-insurance/

* Hurricane Idalia Category 3 storm

* region of FL hasn’t seen such strong wind gusts, storm surges in >125 yrs

* changes to Florida’s tort laws by GOP/DeSantis

Insurers Gave Ron DeSantis Millions. He Made It Harder to Sue Them

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/florida-home-insurance-crisis-desantis

#DeSantis #Florida #ClimateChange #HomeInsurance