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Evacuees Live Nomadic Life After Maui Wildfire As Housing Shortage Intensifies And Tourists Return

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 3:00am

Charles Nahale plays the only guitar he took with him from the wildfire on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Nahale had many guitar and ukulele collections that were burned down in his home on Front Street.
(Mengshin Lin / AP Photo)

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Charles Nahale spent a restless night trying to sleep in the back seat of his pickup truck after a wildfire destroyed his home and the town of Lahaina. The next two nights weren't much better: The singer and guitarist put his feet on one chair and sat in another as he took refuge on the grounds of an evacuated hotel where he once performed for guests.

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Survey: Housing Surpasses Jobs As Top Reason Nebraskans Moved Away

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/19/2023 - 5:00am

OMAHA — A new Census-based report revealed a dramatic swing in what is driving Nebraskans to leave the state: Housing, namely the challenge of finding it, leapt past jobs as the top reason.

The shift was the crux of a report from the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, which examined a federal survey and other data.

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The Urgent Need For Greener Homes: How To Make Your Home Eco-Friendly

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/19/2023 - 4:00am

Two-thirds of the world's greenhouse gas emissions are related to household consumption, whether directly or indirectly. This makes it imperative for the environmentally conscious to design households and working spaces that consume less energy to reduce one's carbon footprint. But how does one even begin?

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Three Nebraska Tribes Buying Back Farmland, Attempting To Reverse History

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 5:00am

Ho Chunk Farms manager Aaron LaPointe helps other employees and members of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska harvest corn Sept. 5 near Winnebago, Nebraska. Three Native tribes are rebuying back land that was once theirs, before the U.S. government took some and then desperation stole more. Getting it back isn’t cheap. (Jerry L Mennenga / Flatwater Free Press)

Winnebago — Aaron LaPointe sits behind a desk in the Little Priest Tribal College’s library basement, ready to speak to a class in a new program he helped develop – diversified agriculture.

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What Is Artificial Turf? Synthetic Grass Has Come A Long Way Since The Days Of AstroTurf

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 4:00am

Workers lay AstroTurf at the Astrodome in Houston, July 13, 1966. Artificial turf has come a long way since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world at the Astrodome.
(Ed Kolenovsky / AP Photo)

Artificial turf has come a long way since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome in Houston.

Playing on ChemGrass, which became known as AstroTurf, was a lot like playing on low-pile carpet laid atop concrete.

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Climate Anxiety Hits Homebuyers, Amplifying Housing Market Weaknesses

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 3:00am

More than 80% of homebuyers take climate change into consideration. With the housing market rising and falling in recent years, only 21% of Americans have confidence that it is a good time to buy. (AP Photo)

More than 80% of home shoppers consider climate risks when looking for a new home. As potential homebuyers navigate the complexities of the current real estate market, they find themselves at the crossroads of economic challenges and climate anxieties.

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More Federal Funding Needed To Improve Drinking Water, EPA Study Finds

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 2:00am

Water utilities throughout the United States will need to spend $625 billion over the next 20 years to fix, maintain, and improve the country’s drinking water infrastructure, according to the results of a periodic assessment done by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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‘Unbelievable’ Insurance Increases Are Walloping Nebraska Homeowners. Climate Change Is A Big Reason Why.

Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 5:00am

Jenn Burruss stands outside her home in Hickman, Nebraska, Sunday, Sept. 24. Burruss was shocked recently when she learned that her homeowner’s insurance premium had doubled in one year.
(Eric Gregory / Flatwater Free Press)

When Jenn Burruss got home from work last Wednesday, she started cooking dinner and opening mail. She saw her annual homeowners insurance renewal notice and shuffled it to the bottom of the pile.

When she finally opened the notice, it laid bare a painful question: Could she, a single woman raising three kids, afford to keep her house?

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Round Two Of Emergency Rent Aid, Once A Political Hot Potato, Now Available To 91 Nebraska Counties

Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 3:00am

BELLEVUE — Just a few days into accepting applications for a new batch of emergency rent aid, the State of Nebraska already has fielded more than 600 requests from 55 counties.

“It’s been insanely busy,” Tanya Gifford of Lift Up Sarpy County said Monday between visits with clients seeking the federal assistance.

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Stuck In The Suburbs: Pandemic Migration Creates Housing Crisis

Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 2:00am

One out of every 5 homeowners who moved within the last three years now regret their decision.

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Real Estate News

Evacuees Live Nomadic Life After Maui Wildfire As Housing Shortage Intensifies And Tourists Return

Survey: Housing Surpasses Jobs As Top Reason Nebraskans Moved Away

The Urgent Need For Greener Homes: How To Make Your Home Eco-Friendly

Three Nebraska Tribes Buying Back Farmland, Attempting To Reverse History

What Is Artificial Turf? Synthetic Grass Has Come A Long Way Since The Days Of AstroTurf

Climate Anxiety Hits Homebuyers, Amplifying Housing Market Weaknesses

More Federal Funding Needed To Improve Drinking Water, EPA Study Finds

‘Unbelievable’ Insurance Increases Are Walloping Nebraska Homeowners. Climate Change Is A Big Reason Why.

Round Two Of Emergency Rent Aid, Once A Political Hot Potato, Now Available To 91 Nebraska Counties

Stuck In The Suburbs: Pandemic Migration Creates Housing Crisis

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