{"id":414642,"date":"2025-11-25T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=414642"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:36:57","slug":"consumer-watchdog-alerts-feds-about-alleged-climate-activist-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=414642","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Watchdog Alerts Feds About Alleged Climate Activist Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"414646\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=414646\" 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href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/16\/consumers-research-alerts-feds-alleged-climate-activist-scam\/\">From THE DAILY CALLER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wattsupwiththat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-205.png?resize=528%2C50&amp;quality=75&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daily Caller News Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-10239521\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audrey Streb<\/strong><br>DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumers\u2019 Research sent a letter to several members of the Trump administration Thursday, urging agencies to ditch any association with the company First Street over its allegedly inaccurate climate risk modeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CR_Letter_to_Agencies_RE_First_Street-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a>, Consumers\u2019 Research Executive Director Will Hild notes that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wpde.com\/news\/local\/western-north-carolina-wnc-property-homeowners-question-accuracy-climate-risk-ratings-impacting-home-sales-investigation-data-first-street-tech-asheville-hendersonville-realtor-flood-helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/10\/17\/science\/zillow-climate-change-risk-scores-massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;captured doubts from homeowners and industry insiders over the reliability of First Street\u2019s flood risk assessments and calls for \u201can interagency review of how federal collaborations are referenced in First Street press.\u201d Consumers\u2019 Research addressed the letter to the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Consumer Financial Protection Board Acting Director Russ Vought, among several other agency heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirst Street is attempting to push a radical climate agenda onto consumers by implying federal agencies endorse its politically motivated climate risk models. This practice is purposefully misleading, as First Street\u2019s climate models undermine [Federal Emergency Management Agency]\u00a0FEMA\u2019s role as the legal and regulatory standard for climate risk scoring and arbitrarily distorts consumer property values,\u201d Hild told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThis is why we are urging these federal agencies clarify they do not endorse First Street and demand the removal of agency branding from all public materials. Consumers\u2019 Research stands with homeowners and buyers who deserve accurate, transparent, and federally-validated information, not metrics driven by climate activists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/05\/21\/consumers-research-goes-after-nationwide-ceo-trans-ideology-kids\/?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=related&amp;utm_source=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Consumers\u2019 Research Goes After Insurance Giant\u2019s CEO For \u2018Sacrificing Kids To Trans Ideology\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-scribd wp-block-embed-scribd wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CR Letter to Agencies RE First Street Final\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/933922880\/content\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"933922880\" width=\"723\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">                (function() { var scribd = document.createElement(\"script\"); scribd.type = \"text\/javascript\"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = \"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/javascripts\/embed_code\/inject.js\"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })()              <\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/933922880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View this document on Scribd<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/933922880\/CR-Letter-to-Agencies-RE-First-Street-Final#from_embed\">CR Letter to Agencies RE First Street Final&nbsp;<\/a>by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/857740963\/audreystreb#from_embed\">audreystreb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hild notes in the letter that some federal agency&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-first-street-foundation-announce-collaboration-on-climate-risk-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcements<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2024-07\/ejscreen-tech-doc-version-2-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">materials<\/a>&nbsp;referenced First Street\u2019s risk assessment data and argues that this is a concern due to recent reports and complaints that the company\u2019s data may not accurately reflect flood risks. Major real estate platforms like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/investors.zillowgroup.com\/investors\/news-and-events\/news\/news-details\/2024\/Zillow-introduces-First-Streets-comprehensive-climate-risk-data-on-for-sale-listings-across-the-US\/default.aspx#:~:text=SEATTLE%2C%20Sept.%2026%2C%202024%20%2FPRNewswire%2F%20--%20Zillow%C2%AE%20is,with%20risk%20scores%2C%20interactive%20maps%20and%20insurance%20requirements.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zillow<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/guides\/climate-change-housing-impact\/flood-risk?msockid=145346c81f2f638f092c50821ed96226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Redfin<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/flood-risk\/?msockid=145346c81f2f638f092c50821ed96226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Realtor.com<\/a>&nbsp;have factored First Street\u2019s flood data into their listings, the letter notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRecent reporting and public complaints indicate that First Street\u2019s property\u2011level scores can be materially wrong and difficult to remedy,\u201d the letter states.&nbsp;\u201cYour agencies\u2019 names and logos \u2014 through formal agreements, data integrations, or research use \u2014 are cited by First Street as evidence of federal alignment with its property\u2011level climate risk scores. \u2026 I write to urge your agencies to (1) publicly renounce or suspend any partnership language and implied endorsements that lend federal imprimatur to First Street Foundation and its affiliated public\u2011benefit corporation, First Street Technology, and (2) clearly state that First Street\/Risk Factor outputs must not be used in lieu of FEMA flood maps for regulatory, insurance, lending, disclosure, or listing purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Street states on its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.firststreet.org\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360048502394-Why-a-property-s-FEMA-zone-does-NOT-impact-its-Flood-Factor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>&nbsp;that the FEMA\u2019s flood risk differs from its estimations as it \u201ccalculates flood risk on the property level, accounts for changing climate conditions, and considers the risk of flooding due to high-intensity rainfall,\u201d whereas FEMA \u201cdetermines flood risk on the community level, their risk projections capture risk from a single 1-in-100 or 1-in-500 event from storm surges and overflowing rivers and streams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Street\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/firststreet.org\/?%3F%3F%3F-=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>&nbsp;states that \u201cwe exist to make the connection between climate and financial risk at scale for financial institutions, companies and governments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several local homeowners&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/western-north-carolina-wnc-property-homeowners-question-accuracy-climate-risk-ratings-impacting-home-sales-investigation-data-first-street-tech-asheville-hendersonville-realtor-flood-helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Carolina-based<\/a>&nbsp;ABC News 13 that they believed they were struggling to sell their homes due to receiving high flood warning designations from First Street data. The homeowners argued that the data did not make sense as their close neighbors had vastly different flood warnings despite no seemingly feasible explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Tennessee-based real estate broker told the DCNF that she believes she and others in the industry have lost sales due to First Street flood data being displayed on real estate platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuyer interest dropped off. Before we realized what was going on, we had canceled showings,\u201d Stephanie Cross told the DCNF. \u201cIt\u2019s crippling the seller. It\u2019s crippling by putting this misinformation out there \u2014 and at the same time, basically devalues the property.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for Realtor.com referred the DCNF to its flood risk information&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/flood-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website page<\/a>&nbsp;and noted that every listing displays both FEMA data and First Street data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA home is often a family\u2019s most valuable asset, which is why Realtor.com believes it\u2019s essential to help homeowners, sellers, buyers and renters understand any potential risks to a property so they can make informed decisions,\u201d the spokesperson told the DCNF. \u201cWe think providing both ratings on the property listing paints a clearer picture of potential risks. If a home\u2019s flood ratings appear particularly low or high, or in conflict, consumers are encouraged to consult a real estate agent or local floodplain official for guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Street, Zillow and Redfin did not respond to the DCNF\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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