Proposal from group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic

In many states, homeowners with “excellent” credit scores are charged less for home insurance than those with worse scores, even if they live in a disaster-prone area.

Abstract. Over the past three decades in the United States, a surge of federal, state, and local laws and policies has increased levels of immigration enfo

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In many cases, a low credit score is more expensive than high disaster risk

A typical homeowner with a “low” credit score will pay nearly $2,000 more each year - or almost double the price - for their insurance premiums than their otherwise identical neighbor with a “high” cr...

Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they’ve fulfilled all the terms and were never ...

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

From California to North Carolina, tenants are organizing to demand protections from natural disasters.

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Climate issues are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.

Those caught in the crossfire of corporate landlords and financial engineering need a regulatory agenda to protect them.

An emerging literature has documented a wide range of protections and benefits that union membership provides for health and wellbeing. However, this …

While many groups experienced higher-than-normal rates of death during the pandemic, the excess mortality of renters threatened with eviction was ten times higher than that of the general population.

This cohort study of renters who received eviction filings, similar renters who did not, and the general population across the study area compares rates of exce

More tenants than ever spend half or more of their income for shelter, leaving less for everything else, taking an emotional toll and leaving some without a place to call their own.

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Evictions have become recognized as important social determinants of individual and community health, largely due to the revelatory work of Desmond in the past

High rent burden can lead to chronic stress, neglected medical care and harmful coping behaviors, which deteriorates tenants' health.

About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year, a new study says, and all children are disproportionately at risk.

While many groups experienced higher-than-normal rates of death during the pandemic, the excess mortality of renters threatened with eviction was ten times higher than that of the general population.

Investments in stable, affordable housing may be an important tool for improving population health, especially in the context of rising costs and evic…

Evidence suggests that being evicted harms health. Largely ignored in the existing literature is the possibility that evictions exert community-level …

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We analyzed millions of records to understand the direct link between rent burden, eviction, and mortality. Our research shows that rising rent costs and evictions have important consequences for the ...

About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year, a new study says, and all children are disproportionately at risk.