How Trump’s assault on US wind industry threatens jobs and power for nearly 5m homes

"At least a third or maybe 40%, of building trade members, we are pretty sure, voted for this President and his administration … now thousands are losing work," said David Langlais, who leads the Ironworkers Local 37, whose members were among the more than 1,000 workers whose jobs were threatened by the attempt to halt Revolution Wind in Rhode Island. 

"The administration came out saying they're supportive of working people, working Americans, but they just continue to show the opposite of that."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/trump-wind-power-threats-homes

 

A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report

New figures show that the Golden state's rate of investor-owned homes is 19%, with mountain regions up to 83%…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/california-investor-owned-homes

 

How homebuilders are blocking measures to save energy - The Washington Post

There's no debate that boosting the energy efficiency of new homes often increases upfront costs, but the builders appear to be inflating the numbers. A federal study found that North Carolina's proposed code update would have added at most about $6,500 to the price of a newly built home, not $20,400. According to the analysis, these changes would have paid for themselves through lower power bills and, during the first year alone, reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of taking 29,000 cars off the road...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/02/21/homebuilders-energy-efficiency-climate/

Congress seeks to hold Israel accountable for demolishing Palestinian homes – Mondoweiss

A “Dear Colleague” letter was sent by more than 60 Democratic Representatives to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week seeking to hold Israel accountable for its massive demolition of Palestinian homes last July in the Wadi al-Hummus neighborhood in East Jerusalem. ....
https://mondoweiss.net/2020/03/congress-seeks-to-hold-israel-accountable-for-demolishing-palestinian-homes/

Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people – study

Figure based on new analysis of coastlines is more than three times previous estimate https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/rising-sea-levels-pose-threat-to-homes-of-300m-people-study

‘We haven’t made any progress’: Black homeownership is stuck near 30-year lows - The Washington Post

The black-white employment gap has closed, but the homeownership gap has not. Here's why. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-black-white-employment-gap-has-closed-but-the-homeownership-gap-has-not-heres-why/2018/07/06/1c6943dc-7ef6-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html