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The share of young American adults living with their parents is back near Covid-lockdown highs, though there’s no single crisis driving the trend, reports Jeff Green @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How to Protect Your Money When Your Adult Child Moves Back HomeMultigenerational living in the US is rising. Household and retirement savings are taking the hit.www.bloomberg.comMaybe you've heard about how the US residential solar market is struggling after a key federal tax credit was killed last year? But one surprising state is bucking the trend: Florida. One big reason why is permitting reform. Here's my latest story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
As US Residential Solar Industry Craters, Florida Bucks TrendAfter the end of federal tax credits, Florida’s home solar market is doing well thanks to recent permitting reforms and other policies.www.bloomberg.comWhile the US residential solar market is collapsing after Trump ended a popular tax credit last year, one state is proving to be a surprising exception: Florida. FL installed ~110 MW in first 3 months of 2026, & more is coming. @bloomberg.com story (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Women are more likely than men to say they feel pressure to accept lower salaries to reenter the workforce, according to a poll by job search site Glassdoor. 63% of women said they felt that way after experiencing a layoff, vs w/52% of men Story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Layoffs May Be Worsening the Gender Pay Gap, Survey FindsCorporate America’s recent layoffs may be widening the gender pay gap.www.bloomberg.comThe number of international graduate students in the US plummeted in 2025 by 12% from a year earlier, & recent data suggests a similar — or even steeper — drop coming this fall. Great story on how Trump is impacting grad schools by @liamknox.bsky.social(gift link): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How Trump’s Policies Are Hurting Graduate Schools and UniversitiesTrump’s visa, loan and research policies are putting the $100 billion graduate school market under pressurewww.bloomberg.comAnd this is why I'm running on the treadmill later. While treadmill running sucks (my opinion), running outside now sucks more ://bsky.app/profile/heatmap.news/post/3mqty5cqefk2a
Heatmap NewsShould you go for a run after work today? Your mileage may vary, but if you’re in the Upper Midwest or Mid-Atlantic, the answer is: probably not. @jeva.bsky.social talks with an exercise scientist about how smoke affects our workouts: heatmap.news/climate/smok...
Heat, smoke, flooding: Climate change makes simultaneous, or compound, events more likely, and responding to them is harder than ever with Trump's disaster funding cuts, experts said. Gift link for @bloomberg.com story, a tag team with @toddwoody.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Overlapping Disasters Challenge US Amid Trump CutsHeat, smoke, flooding: Climate change makes compound events more likely, and responding to them is harder than ever, experts said.www.bloomberg.comAbout 58% of S&P 500 companies that have set goals to reduce their direct, or Scope 1, emissions have reported flat or rising emissions since 2021, according to a new report. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
AI Surge Means Companies Are Falling Behind on Climate TargetsCorporate America is struggling to meet green targets.www.bloomberg.comA popular heat relief program in AZ's Maricopa County is the 211 Arizona hotline that can help people find the nearest cooling center and get them a free Lyft ride there. The service provided 9,147 rides in 2024; 8,676 rides in 2025; and already 1,000+ this year. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Another Brutal Summer Tests Arizona’s Decline in Heat-Linked DeathsMaricopa County has made progress in preventing heat-related deaths. But another scorching summer and dwindling funding threaten that trend.www.bloomberg.comThe Trump EPA is on a spree of approving state requests to run their own permitting of coal ash disposal. Yesterday, the agency added one more to the list: proposing to approve Alabama's controversial program Full story @bloomberg.com, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The EPA on Monday proposed to approve Alabama’s application to take over issuing certain coal waste permits. It's a big reversal for EPA, which rejected the state's prior application in 2024 for not being protective enough of people or waterways. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
After Biden Denied Alabama Coal Waste Bid, Trump Reverses CourseThe Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed to approve Alabama’s application to take over issuing certain coal waste permits from the agency, part of a trend under President Donald Trump to...www.bloomberg.comBy submerging people w/heat stroke in body bags of ice, explains Phoenix's David Hondula, "patients who may never have left the hospital or would likely have been leaving some type of permanent disability are now walking out under their own power." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Another Brutal Summer Tests Arizona’s Decline in Heat-Linked DeathsMaricopa County has made progress in preventing heat-related deaths. But another scorching summer and dwindling funding threaten that trend.www.bloomberg.comNew story (from the weekend): Arizona's Maricopa County has made progress in preventing heat-related deaths in recent years. But another scorching summer and dwindling funding threaten that trend. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Another Brutal Summer Tests Arizona’s Decline in Heat-Linked DeathsMaricopa County has made progress in preventing heat-related deaths. But another scorching summer and dwindling funding threaten that trend.www.bloomberg.comUnder a new proposal, EPA looks to scale back future truck warranty mandates from 10 years to 5 and to delay requirements to extend the period in which the vehicles are subject to pollution limits. Story @bloomberg.com with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EPA Proposes to Relax Air Pollution Standards for Buses, TrucksThe US Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed rolling back emission standards for new heavy-duty trucks, including buses, garbage trucks and semis.www.bloomberg.comNew from me: The chief air pollution regulator (Aaron Szabo) at the US Environmental Protection Agency is resigning. His deputy, Alexander Dominguez, left EPA earlier this year. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Top Air Pollution Regulator Is Resigning From EPAThe chief air pollution regulator at the US Environmental Protection Agency is resigning.www.bloomberg.comRe-upping this 2024 @bloomberg.com explainer: Why Older Adults Are Uniquely Vulnerable to Extreme Heat www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Everyone You Know Will Eventually Be Highly Vulnerable to Extreme HeatAs we get older, our bodies become less adept at responding to high temperatures. On a warming planet with an aging population, that’s a problem.www.bloomberg.comBig court ruling today: A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to roll back stricter soot pollution standards set in 2024. Story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Appeals Court Rejects Trump EPA Bid to Roll Back Soot Pollution LimitIn a blow to the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to roll back soot pollution standards set in 2024.www.bloomberg.comIf the US government decides to allow a company to pollute by forgoing enforcement, DOJ argues in a recent legal filing that local communities can’t sue over the resulting pollution. Here's what you need to know (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why the Trump Administration Is Defending Musk’s xAI Data Centers in CourtThe government’s bid to shield the AI company from a pollution lawsuit is raising concerns that citizens could lose a longstanding tool for enforcing environmental rules.www.bloomberg.comThe US Supreme Court shielded Bayer AG from tens of thousands of claims that its Roundup herbicide should have been labeled as a cancer risk in a ruling that will help end a decade-long flood of lawsuits that have cost the company more than $10 billion www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Supreme Court Shields Bayer From Roundup Cancer-Warning SuitsThe US Supreme Court shielded Bayer AG from tens of thousands of claims that its Roundup herbicide should have been labeled as a cancer risk in a ruling that will help end a decade-long flood of lawsu...www.bloomberg.com