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Midland, Texas, and the oil industry prepare for a change in power
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Andy Uhler
Nov 9, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden said he does not want to ban fracking outright, but producers in Midland are nonetheless preparing for more regulation.
A primer on Joe Biden’s fiscal and economic policies
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Janet Nguyen
Nov 7, 2020
Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. What will he do for the U.S. economy?
"We simply must pay our bills": Janet Yellen on debt, inflation, infrastructure and what the economy needs
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 9, 2021
The Treasury secretary doesn't see a 1970s-style inflation shock on the horizon. "The Federal Reserve wouldn’t permit that to happen."
Could the history of cooling help us understand global warming?
Jul 7, 2021
Air conditioning makes individuals cooler, but the planet hotter. Writer Eric Dean Wilson explores that paradox in his new book.
Decarbonization can fix the jobs crisis and the climate crisis, scientist says
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Aug 11, 2020
Saul Griffith is the co-author of a new report that outlines a plan to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels while creating millions of jobs.
Insurance increasingly unaffordable as climate change brings more disasters
Aug 31, 2020
In California, homeowners in high wildfire-risk areas are finding insurance is harder to find, costs more and is worth less.
Bill Gates: "Our values do change what gets funded in this economy"
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Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 15, 2020
The Gates Foundation is helping match vaccine developers with manufacturers to help distribute a COVID-19 vaccine equitably.
Home builders see demand for bigger houses
by
Amy Scott
Oct 26, 2020
After falling for several years, the average size of a new single-family home may be growing again.
Comparing Biden’s and Trump’s economic policies
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Janet Nguyen
Sep 18, 2020
The 2020 election coincides with an economic downturn.
What happened to America’s public toilets?
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Chelsea Wald
Apr 13, 2021
In an excerpt from her new book, science journalist Chelsea Wald writes on the unintended result of a movement to ban pay toilets.
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