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A Major West Dallas Polluter Finally Agrees To Leave – But It’s Taking Its...
Dallas skyline. (Photo by Lars Plougmann / CC BY-SA 2.0) This story is published collaboratively with Dallas Free Press as part of the Equitable Cities Reporting Hub for Environmental Justice, an...
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Housing In Brief: Missouri Bans Camping On State Property
(Photo by Stuart Seeger / CC BY 2.0) Missouri Camping Ban Takes Effect A ban on camping on Missouri’s state-owned land took effect on Jan. 1, St. Louis Public Radio reports. The ban makes camping on...
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Can Co-Buying Help Solve The Affordability Crisis?
Jaser Alsharhan and Ellie Adelman sign closing documents with realtor Bri Erger at Elevation Title in November. (Photo by Angela K. Evans) Sitting around a large conference table at an Elevated Title...
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How Ethnic Grocery Stores Keep Their Communities Going
Raj Kumar Jawa poses for a photo with his son, Raj. (Photo by Mitch Dao / YES! Media) This story was originally published by Yes! Magazine. For many immigrants, the first place they feel at home in...
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Creating a Paradigm Shift to Accelerate the Development of Trail and Active...
Tacony Creek Trail, part of the Circuit Trails in the Greater Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey, area | Photo by Thom Carroll Sponsored content from Rails to Trails Conservancy. Sponsored content...
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Economics In Brief: An End To Noncompetes?
(DGLImages / iStock) U.S. Proposes Ban On Noncompete Agreements The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a ban on noncompete clauses in U.S. labor contracts that would transform workers’ job mobility...
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How A St. Louis Opera Theatre Is Putting The Community In Charge
"Madison Lodge," by Tre’von Griffith, was one of three projects commissioned by the New Works Collective that will premiere in March. (Photo by Macy White / OTSL) A daring new opera commissioning...
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Doulas Are Frontline Climate Workers
(Photo by Luci Sallum/PMC / CC BY-NC 2.0) This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. As Hurricane Ian approached southern...
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In Indianapolis, Building A Community Food Ecosystem In An ‘Apartheid Zone’
(Photo by Anaya Katlego / Unsplash) This article was co-published by Prism and Next City as part of our Solutions for Economic Equity partnership, highlighting how low-income and marginalized BIPOC...
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We Can’t Build Our Way To Net Zero
(Photo by Jeriden Villegas / Unsplash) Renovations recently outpaced new building construction in the U.S. for the first time – great news for those concerned about climate change. The building...
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How Cities Can Make Micromobility Accessible To Underserved Communities
(Photo by Gemma Evans / Unsplash) Taking a shared bike or scooter to work or school could increase access to economic opportunity — but what if you don’t have a smartphone, credit card or enough money...
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An East Baltimore Program Pays Youth To Excel In School – And On The...
Clarence “Ray” Askins (left) and Kristopher Mitchell (right), both 17 years old, show off their 4.0 GPA certificates in the gym of the REACH! Partnership school. (Photo by Victoria Vandergriff /...
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Helsinki Built a Library That Brings A Whole City Together
Oodi, Helsinki's new Central Library. (Photo by Vadim Morozov / Unsplash) This story was originally republished by Reasons to be Cheerful. When Andy Johansen first visited Helsinki’s Oodi Library in...
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Housing In Brief: Renters See Victories Against Private Equity
A tenant renting a HavenBrook Homes-owned house in disrepair speaks at a press conference organized by Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia in Minneapolis. (Photo courtesy Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia in...
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Cincinnati Outbid Corporate Buyers To Keep Houses Affordable. But Fixing...
(Photo by joãokẽdal / CC BY-NC 2.0) In 2018, a California-based real estate company called Raineth Housing owned nearly 200 properties in Cincinnati for which it was delinquent on $350,000 worth of...
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America Has No Transportation Engineers
(Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng / Unsplash) People like Jonathan Stalls have seen it all when it comes to being a pedestrian in the United States. On his Instagram and Tiktok accounts Pedestrian...
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Economics in Brief: IRS Audits Low-Income Earners More Than Millionaires
(Photo by Pictures of Money / CC BY 2.0) IRS Audits Poorest Families At 5.5 Times The Rate For Others A new report from Syracuse University found that just 1 in 100 millionaires was audited by the IRS...
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The Inflation Reduction Act Will Spark A New Generation Of Solar Projects....
(Photo courtesy Flywheel Development) The federal government has seen a series of bipartisan wins to promote a sustainable future for our country, most recently with the passage of the Inflation...
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Neighborhoods With MLK Streets Are Poorer And Highly Segregated
(Photo by PxHere / Creative Commons) This research brief was originally published in The Conversation. Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after...
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Can Affordable Healthcare Create Economic Opportunity?
There’s a seemingly bottomless well of ideas and options being promulgated to mitigate income inequality and to expand economic opportunities for the most disadvantaged Americans. Bank of America is,...
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