A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, investors are pouncing on fire-damaged lots. Tax reform and Community Land Trusts can keep communities locally owned.

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Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a ...

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The visible damage of disaster always gets our attention. What happens next is quieter, just as dangerous and requires our ...