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Opinion: Improving builldings and infrastructure to strengthen resilience to climate changes

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:34 — mike kraft

Mitigation and adaptation: Building urban resilience to climate risks The challenges ahead are daunting, but we have the tools, data and collective responsibility to act decisively. With bold but science-based action, we can build a future that is both sustainable and resilient. For the international community, the time to act is now. Fang li,CGTN CGTN

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U.S. home insurance rates increase as climate change worsens disasters

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:21 — mike kraft

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs. Andrew J.

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Analysis: Sweeps of homeless encampments are thwarting Medicaid’s goals

Mon, 2024-09-16 11:07 — mike kraft

Tossed Medicine, Delayed Housing: How Homeless Sweeps Are Thwarting Medicaid’s Goals - KFF Health News As California cities crack down on homeless encampments in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing fines and arrests, front-line workers say such sweeps are undercutting billions in state and federal Medicaid spending meant to stabilize people’s health and get them off the streets. khnkit KFF Health News

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Tiny house communities for the homeless sprout in some US cities to help relieve the problem

Mon, 2024-06-17 11:34 — mike kraft

Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities eager for small, quick and cheap solutions In downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home. AP News

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Flooding drives millions to move amid changing climate patterns

Mon, 2023-12-18 13:02 — mike kraft

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U.S. advocates for homeless seek creative solutions as cities crack down on car-camping

Thu, 2023-11-02 11:48 — mike kraft

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Advocates for homeless seek creative solutions as car-camping laws rise 213% - UPI.com Homelessness has been a compounding issue for more than 40 years in the United States and advocates are seeking creative ways to address the root of the problem and protect the rights of the unhoused. UPI

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Opinion: How the twin crises of climate change and poor public housing are harming people’s health

Wed, 2023-08-30 09:54 — mike kraft

How the twin crises of climate change and poor public housing are harming people’s health Increasing extreme weather events compound the poor quality and availability of public housing, placing those facing housing insecurity in the center of two major public health crises. Torie Bosch STAT

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U.S. Government watchdog agency identifies fraud problems in homeowner disaster recovery grant programs

Mon, 2023-08-28 10:37 — mike kraft

GAO Finds Disaster Recovery Grants for Homeowners are Subject to Fraud - HS Today GAO says the decentralized environment in which HUD's disaster block grants operate creates vulnerabilities to different types of fraud. GAO says the decentralized environment in which HUD's disaster block grants operate creates vulnerabilities to different types of fraud. Kylie Bielby Hstoday

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Hawaii wildfires: How the Maui fire started and what we know about the Lahaina blaze

Fri, 2023-08-11 10:58 — mike kraft

Hawaii wildfires: How did the Maui fire start and what we know about the Lahaina blaze? Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed at least 55 people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Here are some key questions and answers about the disaster. Jonathan Oatis Reuters

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Biden administration grants $90 million to help buildings withstand climate disasters

Thu, 2023-07-13 10:26 — mike kraft

Why a $90 million push could help U.S. buildings withstand climate disasters Funding from the infrastructure law comes as floods and heat waves batter the nation and gives Biden another chance to use climate carrots instead of sticks. Maxine Joselow Washington Post

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Opinion: Improving builldings and infrastructure to strengthen resilience to climate changes

U.S. home insurance rates increase as climate change worsens disasters

Analysis: Sweeps of homeless encampments are thwarting Medicaid’s goals

Tiny house communities for the homeless sprout in some US cities to help relieve the problem

Flooding drives millions to move amid changing climate patterns

U.S. advocates for homeless seek creative solutions as cities crack down on car-camping

Opinion: How the twin crises of climate change and poor public housing are harming people’s health

U.S. Government watchdog agency identifies fraud problems in homeowner disaster recovery grant programs

Hawaii wildfires: How the Maui fire started and what we know about the Lahaina blaze

Biden administration grants $90 million to help buildings withstand climate disasters

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