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Additional Manufactured Housing Could Benefit Millions of U.S. Homebuyers
At a time when the U.S. housing shortage has caused home prices to soar, removing the barriers that prevent more manufactured ...
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The National Flood Insurance Program
More than half a century after its creation, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)—which provides federally backed coverage for homeowners and small businesses in 23,000 communities—is failing ...
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Pew Applauds Federal Legislation to Share Offshore Wind Revenue With States to Support Communities, Coastal Resilience
WASHINGTON—The Pew Charitable Trusts today praised the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act. The bipartisan ...
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Federal Guidance Improves Protections for Land Contract Homebuyers
Homebuyers who use land contracts—also known as "contracts for deed" or "land installment contracts"—are entitled to many of the same protections as those who buy with traditional mortgages, according ...
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In Western and Central Pacific Ocean, Fisheries Managers Must Step Up
The tuna fisheries of the western and central Pacific Ocean represent more than half the global tuna catch and are among the most valuable in the world, worth US$21 billion each year. But with such ...
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Stadiums, Nightlife, and Taylor Swift: Cities and States Are Banking on Busy Weekends
More than four years after the pandemic began dramatically changing downtown economies, recent information shows that cities are finally recovering from the effects of the widespread shift to remote ...
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Western Indian Ocean Nations Unite to Protect Vital Coastal Ecosystems
An estimated 60 million people live in the 10 countries that fringe the biodiversity-rich Western Indian Ocean (WIO), where they rely on a healthy marine environment for food security, livelihoods, ...
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Untangling Consumer and Medical Debt in the Courts
Stat: 41%: The share of U.S. adults who have some form of health care debt. Story: Millions of Americans are struggling with debt, from credit card bills to unexpected medical expenses. And many face ...
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State Automated Retirement Programs Don’t Crowd Out Private Plans
Editor’s note: Figures and 1 and 2 were revised on Nov. 18, 2024, to reflect the correct year that California’s program was launched. Note: This article updates with new data a piece published in ...
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Pew and Partners Celebrate Unprecedented Indigenous-Led Initiative to Protect Northwest Territories
WASHINGTON—Indigenous Nations from the Northwest Territories (NWT) of Canada celebrated today the signing of a historic agreement that will provide sustained resources for stewarding their lands and ...
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New Federal Plan Balances Conservation, Other Uses Across Vast Public Lands in Alaska
After nearly a decade of public outreach, scientific study, and negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) enhanced protections for more than 13 million acres in central Alaska. The agency ...