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Renters face another hot summer with scant protections
Two years after the deadly heat dome, urgent action is needed to safeguard BC’s tenants.
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Climate change threatening 'things Americans value most,' report says
The latest National Climate Assessment also finds that the United States has warmed 68 percent faster than the planet as a whole.
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Climate relocation: Trapped in harm’s way as disasters mount
Because government programs are so difficult to access, communities often find themselves dealing with climate relocation on their own.
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State-supported "clean energy" loans are putting borrowers at risk of losing their homes
Dozens of Missouri homeowners who used PACE loans to fix up their houses ended up trapped in debt and could soon see their homes sold at auction.
After natural (or economic) disasters, this new bill would guarantee housing assistance
The Crisis Housing Act would automatically activate housing vouchers for the poorest to spend on housing after hurricanes and wildfires—or if a state’s unemployment rate increases drastically.
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Louisiana hurricanes are causing thousands to languish in hotels. Now they're waiting for help from FEMA
Six weeks after Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Delta crashed through. For some, seedy hotels and a seemingly endless wait for FEMA add to a disastrous 2020.
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California will keep burning. But housing policy is making it worse
There are ways to keep people and homes safer from wildfires. Then, there’s what California does.
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