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U.S. inflation slows from a 40-year peak but remains high
Aug 10, 2022
The report raises hopes that the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates by less than had been anticipated when it meets in late September.
Climate change is going to make buying a home even more expensive
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 28, 2021
A report from the Mortgage Bankers Association says environmental risk will likely lead to higher insurance premiums and loan interest rates.
As wildfires rage, infrastructure bill aims to mitigate their impact
Aug 10, 2021
As it stands, the bill would fund several agencies' efforts to predict, control and plan for blazes caused by climate change.
The climate crisis is here. Are insurance companies keeping up?
Aug 6, 2021
Better use of data could help insurers inform future policies.
As book bans sweep the country, an adaptation for young readers pushes back
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sarah Leeson
Mar 6, 2023
Heather McGhee's new version of "The Sum of Us" urges transcending racial barriers and creating "common solutions to our common problems."
Benefits of clean energy far outweigh costs, report shows
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 13, 2021
Clean Energy Futures found that a U.S. transition to 80% clean electricity by 2030 would produce a net benefit over $1 trillion.
As more workers stay remote, developers eye the prospects of turning empty offices into housing
by
David Wagner
Feb 2, 2022
In Los Angeles, where there's a housing crisis, the pandemic has some looking at the "adaptive reuse" of under-used office buildings.
A hurricane destroyed farmworker housing. A nonprofit’s rebuilding something better.
Jul 7, 2022
Hurricane Irma damaged or destroyed already dilapidated trailer homes in Immokalee, Florida, in 2017. An effort to build permanent affordable housing is now getting off the ground.
Wildfires have given parts of the West some of the worst air quality in the world
Aug 27, 2021
Even the East Coast has had air quality issues due to this summer's wildfire smoke.
What would it take to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050?
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Feb 10, 2022
A new report from McKinsey says that achieving net zero by the middle of the century will require over $9 trillion in annual spending between now and then.
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