Sam Turken
Stories
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Rising sea levels threaten affordable housing
Lots of low-income and public housing is threatened by rising seas. Losing those units will make the affordable housing crisis even worse, and put more people at risk of homelessness.
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Cities are buying people's flood-prone homes, altering neighborhoods in the process
Across the country, cities are paying people to leave flood-prone homes, then tearing down the houses to keep the space open. But fixing one problem can create another for the people left behind.
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Signs Of Ye Olde Times: Worn Out Highway Signs Are An Issue For Drivers And Officials
Those green highway signs on interstates increasingly have problems. Older signs are almost invisible at night and it's creating issues for drivers and headaches for state transportation managers.