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HUD failed to escape an injunction that blocks the agency from cutting permanent housing support in the Continuum of Car...
04/02/2026

HUD failed to escape an injunction that blocks the agency from cutting permanent housing support in the Continuum of Care program

HUD failed to escape an injunction that blocks the agency from cutting permanent housing support in the Continuum of Care program

Court rules HUD must throw out political criteria for permanent housing grants
04/01/2026

Court rules HUD must throw out political criteria for permanent housing grants

HUD had required Continuum of Care Build recipients be in places that assist immigration enforcement, among other criteria

HUD's move from DC to Virginia is in progress, but the agency still won't answer how much it will cost or if the relocat...
03/30/2026

HUD's move from DC to Virginia is in progress, but the agency still won't answer how much it will cost or if the relocation is connected to the White House's interest in demolishing the agency's longtime DC office building

HUD also won’t answer if the White House, which sought bids to demolish the agency’s longtime DC office building, ordered the move

Housing advocates worry HUD's proposed rule would increase housing instability, reinforce stereotypes that assistance re...
03/23/2026

Housing advocates worry HUD's proposed rule would increase housing instability, reinforce stereotypes that assistance recipients refuse to work and potentially deter people in need from seeking help.

Advocates worry a proposed HUD rule would increase housing instability

It’s become a familiar tune: For the fourth year in a row, a record-breaking number of renters can’t afford their housin...
03/13/2026

It’s become a familiar tune: For the fourth year in a row, a record-breaking number of renters can’t afford their housing costs.

For the fourth year in a row, a record-breaking number of renters can’t afford rent and utilities

Oklahomans are returning to the Tar Creek Superfund site's buyout area, prompting concerns that homebuyers may not have ...
02/04/2026

Oklahomans are returning to the Tar Creek Superfund site's buyout area, prompting concerns that homebuyers may not have access to enough information about Superfund cleanup history.

Oklahomans are returning to the Tar Creek buyout area

Water from underground mines makes Oklahoma’s Tar Creek flow red. Advances in water treatment could help address mining ...
11/17/2025

Water from underground mines makes Oklahoma’s Tar Creek flow red. Advances in water treatment could help address mining damage at one of the nation’s oldest Superfund sites. “The decision that we couldn’t treat these waters effectively probably made sense in 1984,” said Robert Nairn, director of the Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds at the University of Oklahoma. “I don’t think it makes sense today. Those waters are treatable.”

Water from underground mines makes Tar Creek flow red, but advances in water treatment could help

The disappearance of a plaque describing Congress's power of the purse embodies some lawmakers' concerns that they're lo...
09/02/2025

The disappearance of a plaque describing Congress's power of the purse embodies some lawmakers' concerns that they're losing the authority to appropriate taxpayer funds

The Trump administration believes a law blocking the executive branch from withholding funds without Congress's approval is unconstitutional

As median home prices and mortgage payments hit record highs, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many Americ...
06/30/2025

As median home prices and mortgage payments hit record highs, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many Americans. One solution is zoning updates that are leading to construction of more types of housing and helping some renters become homeowners.

Zoning updates that allow more types of housing are helping some Americans become homeowners

We're proud to share Streetlight is a finalist in LION Publishers' 2025 Sustainability Awards. Read about these 51 organ...
06/26/2025

We're proud to share Streetlight is a finalist in LION Publishers' 2025 Sustainability Awards. Read about these 51 organizations, which are working to make news businesses that are sustainable, resilient and impactful:

Winners will be announced live, in person, at the LION Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Wednesday, September 3, in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Trump administration wants to hack HUD's budget in half. But as it is, HUD is withholding previously awarded funds i...
06/16/2025

The Trump administration wants to hack HUD's budget in half. But as it is, HUD is withholding previously awarded funds in violation of court orders, and staff cuts have caused delays that are killing housing development projects.

Meanwhile, HUD is seeking cuts to slash the agency’s budget in half

A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the age...
05/28/2025

A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After we asked about the error, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the false information a coding "bug."

The EPA said a bug caused the error, which only affected data on Black residents

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