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Research shows evictions are a public health problem. Can eviction prevention be a solution?

Close-up of a person reading an eviction notice letter.

Why many Black Americans are boycotting big-box retail stores: ‘Using my money to resist’

A Target store in Peoria, Arizona.

Homeless San Diegans are bicycling toward independence

A group of participants in full biking gear posing for a photograph with their bicycles.

Are these 'eco-cities’ the future of sustainable design?

Aerial photo taken on July 31, 2021 shows a vegetation buffer belt at the Huangtaihu Lake water conservation scenic spot in Qian'an City of north China's Hebei Province, as an example of "sponge city construction." Following the principle of precipitation reserving, permeating and clarifying in natural ways, the local authority set out to build a city that "breathes."

A ghost town revival

View of Christmas decorations in a parade amongst debris with a sunset in the background in Picher, Oklahoma, a town left abandoned after it was designated a superfund site due to contamination with mining waste.

One way to empower people fleeing domestic violence? Make shelter locations public.

A view of the newly-opened shelter One Safe Place building.

A new ‘solution’ to student homelessness: A parking lot where students can sleep safely in their cars

Edgar Rosales Jr. sits in the car where he lived for more than a year as a participant in the Safe Parking Program at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Calif. There, he said, “you don’t have to be scared.”

5 generational living patterns that are changing how older adults get care at home

A grandfather and his granddaughter in the dining room doing a coloring activity together.

The nationwide movement turning guns into garden tools

Garden tools in metal bucket against a wooden shed wall in a garden.

5 winter address trends: How people are changing where they live, work & receive mail in 2026

A row of colorful golf carts parked at an RV resort in Florida.