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    • Make Me Smart | Episode 1205

    The populist threat to climate action

    Jul 17, 2024
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    Is the Fed getting closer?

    Jul 11, 2024
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    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.
    Global olive oil prices have surged after extreme heat and drought in Europe last year cut production nearly in half, says Sarah Kaplan of The Washington Post.
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    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.
    Nearly a third of affordable housing providers saw premiums spike at least 25% from 2022 to 2023. Climate change has played a role in the rising cost.
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    A Warmer World

    In Massachusetts, land preservation is a waiting game

    by Martha Bebinger
    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. 
    Carol Williams walks through the woods behind her home which she hopes to restrict from future development.
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    U.S. dams are in a sorry state

    by Daniel Ackerman
    Jun 26, 2024
    The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation’s dams a D grade on its latest infrastructure report card.
    The U.S. has nearly 92,000 dams; the average age for a dam is 61 years.
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    A Warmer World

    As more Floridians turn to state's insurer of last resort, it seeks to raise rates

    by Kimberly Adams
    Jun 21, 2024
    Citizens Property Insurance has a huge risk load as private insurers avoid the state. Many residents say coverage is already costly.
    A home in the Florida Keys destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. For insurance companies, the state's exposure to climate damage has been a dealbreaker.
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    Given the housing shortage, why is it so hard to build new apartments?

    by Daniel Ackerman
    Jun 20, 2024
    Inflation, climate change and zoning laws have increased rents and building costs. Developers are focusing on high-priced luxury units.
    Developers, who face stiff costs of their own, are focusing on high-profit luxury units, leaving low-income renters in a precarious position. 
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    A Warmer World

    Heat waves are a drain on the economy. And they're getting worse.

    by Henry Epp
    Jun 17, 2024
    Many industries have to slow down, or shut down, when it's too hot to work.
    Extreme heat can slow down or halt outdoor jobs like construction, causing ripple effects through the economy.
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