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They want to be 鈥楢ltadena strong.鈥� Finances are making it tough.Nine months after the Eaton Fire, an Altadena family navigates the red tape that is hampering recovery for those who lost it all in the blaze. How much of their daughter鈥檚 childhood will be spent in limbo? The third in our series from Olive Avenue. Read聽Parts 1 and 2.
Fighting wildfire with fire: California residents, once wary, embrace 鈥榗ontrolled burns鈥�California once suppressed 鈥渃ontrolled burns,鈥� an Indigenous practice. Residents are now embracing it to reduce the growing threat of wildfire.
How Jane Goodall inspired my daughter: It started with chickens.With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here鈥檚 how one child sees her legacy: 鈥淪he realized something true that nobody else recognized.鈥�
The EV tax credit is ending. How could that affect the US car market?Electric vehicle sales jumped after the U.S.聽announced it would end a tax credit. Without the incentive, sales may dip, although automakers may offer discounts to lure buyers.
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How to create affordable housing for more people, and make a whole city a spongeProgress roundup: Copenhagen鈥檚 sponge-city strategy protects from floods, and more places in the U.S. adopt social housing to lock in affordability.
As cities seek ways to prevent floods, a California town has a success story to shareDisasters in Texas and North Carolina over the past year underscore how costly interior floods can be. After Roseville, California, was hit by destructive floods in the 1980s and 鈥�90s, the city turned itself into a model of preparedness and hazard mitigation.
Where cellphones help users save money, and pricey calls are now freeProgress roundup: To better connect incarcerated New Yorkers with loved ones, the state is paying for phone calls. In Africa, mobile money helps people save.
Katrina holds lessons as US debates role of states and FEMA in disaster responseHurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for states as well as for federal disaster response. Lessons in resilience have born fruit, but a proposed scaling back of FEMA鈥檚 role is stirring debate in an era of rising storm costs.
Ford is a bellwether: Electric vehicles are coming, despite Trump policy shiftsFord has a stunning goal: a small electric pickup priced below $30,000. The company seeks a new 鈥淢odel T moment,鈥� responding to competition from China more than to Washington politics.
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the heart of New Orleans beats onAfter Hurricane Katrina, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, New Orleans has worked to rebuild and revive 鈥� a recovery achieved in part through music and culture.
How a city鈥檚 hardship opened eyes to wider problem-solvingProgress roundup:聽Flint, Michigan, completes pipe replacements for clean water; India鈥檚 Gujarat state pilots pollution trading and lowers emissions.
Yes, AI is power-hungry. But there鈥檚 more to surging electricity prices.Rising electricity bills are stinging consumers across the United States. Experts say the trend reflects rising demand for electricity 鈥� including from AI 鈥� but also the need for upgraded and more adaptable power grids.
Rise in extreme heat spurs efforts to keep workers safeSummers have been getting longer and hotter, with more days of extreme heat. A pending federal rule would create safety guidelines for outdoor workers regarding breaks, water access, and more.
Where a women鈥檚 tax is canceled, and businesswomen鈥檚 decisions valuedProgress roundup: Malta brings free period products to schools, a study in Kenya and Senegal finds women鈥檚 decision-making superior to men鈥檚, and more.
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