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 ...

A proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This is borne out in science, where a ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated on January 6, 2024 to correct details of certain tax credit programs and offices. Tax incentives are one of the primary ways states seek to spur business ...

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 ...

Nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic first shined a spotlight on the serious challenges that jurisdictions throughout the U.S. face in reporting timely, accurate public health data, there ...

Alcohol is the leading driver of substance use-related fatalities in America: Each year, frequent or excessive drinking causes approximately 178,000 deaths. 1 Excessive alcohol use is common in the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article is the first of a three-part series looking at issues surrounding debt lawsuits in state courts. Debt lawsuits are burdening Americans, overwhelming state courts, and failing to provide ...

It started more than 10 years ago with a phone call: A homeowner in Washington, D.C.’s Hillcrest neighborhood, concerned about what she thought was a sinkhole in the parkland behind her house, called ...