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Urban condo owners are "counting pennies" as home insurance soars
Aug 16, 2024
Insurance rates nationwide have jumped more than 11% in 2023 and climbed nearly 20% since 2022, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Energy transition progress report: We're 10% of the way there
Aug 16, 2024
So what will it take for the other 90%? A lot of sweeping physical transformation.
Is extreme heat changing where people live and work in the U.S.?
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Aug 2, 2024
New research suggests that the historical trend of people moving from colder to warmer states could reverse given climate change.
The EPA will dole out $4.3 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next six years
Jul 29, 2024
Hundreds of local municipalities, states and tribes applied to get a share of the money; 25 made the cut.
Biden White House has a lot on its economic plate before term ends
by
David Brancaccio
and Ariana Rosas
Jul 26, 2024
Lindsay Owens of the Groundwork Collaborative points to relief from junk fees and medical debt as well as policy fights around taxes.
“It's like its own little civilization”: a crash course for educators about jobs in the Port of Baltimore
Jul 23, 2024
Careers at the port range from environmentalist to tug boat captain to welder. But people have to know they exist in order to apply to do them.
Climate change is expensive, and it could add to overall inflation
by
Amy Scott
and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 11, 2024
High temperatures can lead to price spikes and headline inflation, a study finds. Sarah Kaplan of The Washington Post explains.
Home insurance premiums are surging. That's bad news for low-income housing — and its residents.
by
Matt Levin
Jul 3, 2024
The more low-income housing nonprofits have to pay for insurance, the less they have leftover to build new units to ease the housing shortage.
In Massachusetts, land preservation is a waiting game
Jul 1, 2024
The state Conservation Land Tax Credit gives private landowners up to $75,000 to cover some of what their land would be worth to developers and the cost of appraisals, surveys and legal fees.
U.S. dams are in a sorry state
Jun 26, 2024
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation’s dams a D grade on its latest infrastructure report card.
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