Climate Housing
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![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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![A firefighter with an axe in his hand walks in front a house on fire.]()
![A firefighter with an axe in his hand walks in front a house on fire.]()
Wildfires will put even more pressure on the country’s housing crisis
California’s Park Fire displaced thousands of people. What will happen to them?
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![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
Is it possible to build a dream city from scratch?
Sustainability is at the heart of California Forever’s ambitious plan for a new city — and its problems.
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![A large brick apartment building with AC window units stands in front of the DC skyline with the Washington monument in the background.]()
![A large brick apartment building with AC window units stands in front of the DC skyline with the Washington monument in the background.]()
The US is failing renters during extreme heat waves
Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
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![A carpenter framing a house positions a truss while assembling the roof.]()
![A carpenter framing a house positions a truss while assembling the roof.]()
Canada makes an unprecedented push for multifamily housing
To tap billions in new infrastructure funds, provinces must require cities to abandon zoning laws that favor single-family homes and encourage climate-friendlier fourplexes.
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![Two men install solar panels on the roof of a two-story house with a shingled roof and white columns on the gabled front porch.]()
![Two men install solar panels on the roof of a two-story house with a shingled roof and white columns on the gabled front porch.]()
Homeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar
A new law makes it difficult for HOAs to say no to sun power.
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![Calvin Adkins, a former resident of Princeville, stands in front of the town's museum in 2022.]()
![Calvin Adkins, a former resident of Princeville, stands in front of the town's museum in 2022.]()
Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground
Princeville, North Carolina, is relocating with help from a new federal grant. But much of its history has already been lost.
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![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
"That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire."
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![Zack Crowder views his home after it was struck by a tornado on May 7 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Oklahoma is one of several inland states that has seen skyrocketing insurance costs in recent years.]()
![Zack Crowder views his home after it was struck by a tornado on May 7 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Oklahoma is one of several inland states that has seen skyrocketing insurance costs in recent years.]()
How ‘kitty cats’ are wrecking the home insurance industry
Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs.
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![A flooded home in the River Plantation neighborhood of Conroe, Texas on May 3, 2024. A series of storms dropped 23 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas.]()
![A flooded home in the River Plantation neighborhood of Conroe, Texas on May 3, 2024. A series of storms dropped 23 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas.]()
Texas flooding brings new urgency to Houston home buyout program
The San Jacinto River is a national hotspot for ‘managed retreat,’ but recent floods show how far local officials still have to go.
