Bloomberg News reporter Christopher Flavelle covers climate adaptation policy and its impact on business, politics and society. He was previously an editorial writer for Bloomberg View and a senior policy analyst at Bloomberg Government; before joining Bloomberg, he wrote for ProPublica, Slate and Newsweek. He grew up in Toronto.

NPF judges said: “Christopher Flavelle of Bloomberg News provided an eye-opening investigation into flaws in so-called managed retreat in federal flood insurance practices. The National Flood Insurance Program is a case study of federal policy that simply doesn’t work.”

Other stories by Flavelle:
America’s Last-Ditch Climate Strategy of Retreat Isn’t Going So Well
Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First