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State and Local Governments Use Innovative Financing to Build Disaster Resilience
Rising costs and threats from extreme weather in the U.S. have prompted historic government investments in hazard mitigation and disaster resilience—including more than $50 billion cumulatively from ...
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3 Major Obstacles Limit Rural Homeownership
Americans living in rural areas often struggle to get a mortgage, which limits their ability to attain homeownership. One key reason is the limited availability of small mortgages, those under ...
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Experts and Advocates Release Key Principles for Improving Wildfire Funding and Budgeting
The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Alliance for Wildfire Resilience, BuildStrong America, the Federation of American Scientists, Megafire Action, and Taxpayers for Common Sense have established a set of ...
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Marine Biologist Says Deep Sea Is a Fragile Lifeline That Must Be Protected
Roughly 90% of the ocean is taken up by the deep sea—any ocean area below 200 meters (656 feet) in depth—making it one of the largest ecosystems on the planet. These cold, dark waters contain ...
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In the Nation’s Capital, a Neighborhood Leans on Nature-Based Solutions to Manage Stormwater
The city government also worked directly with Hillcrest residents to manage stormwater upland of the restoration project through the D.C.’s RiverSmart Homes program. First piloted through federal ...
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States Must Modernize Public Health Data Reporting—New Report Finds Promising Practices
Infectious diseases can move fast, spreading from person to person within days or sometimes mere hours. To effectively identify and reduce the spread of communicable diseases and other health threats, ...
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EU Council Takes Vital Step on Plastic Pellet Pollution
The effort to secure the world’s first regional policy to curb a major source of microplastic pollution in Europe took a welcome step forward this week when the Council of the EU finalized its ...
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Small Mortgages Offer Opportunity to Invest in Rural Communities
Many Americans in rural areas struggle to purchase low-cost homes, in part because small mortgages—those for under $150,000—are in short supply. With housing costs at all-time highs, surveys show that ...
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Pew Applauds New Management Plan for Southwest Wyoming Public Lands
WASHINGTON—The Pew Charitable Trusts today commended the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for finalizing the agency’s Rock Springs Resource Management Plan. The record of decision, issued December ...
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Lessons From Economic Development Incentive Evaluations for Supporting Small Businesses
Tax incentives are one of the primary ways states seek to spur business expansion, increase job numbers, and otherwise strengthen their economies. Often, these incentives target small businesses, in ...
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State Public Health Data Reporting Policies and Practices Vary Widely
When public health agencies lack access to clinical data, illnesses spread undetected, the health system becomes overburdened, and health care costs, illnesses, and deaths rise. The water crisis in ...
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Voters Approve Property Tax Overhaul in Georgia, More Limited Reforms Elsewhere
In November, voters in seven states weighed in on property tax ballot measures that could dramatically affect those states’ revenue. After a year in which several legislatures took on property tax ...