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Home & Safety
Under Pressure: What Failing Infrastructure and PFAS Mean for Your Home
Aging pipes are bursting in the streets, and anxiety over PFAS in local water supplies is growing. Suddenly, keeping your property safe means looking way past your front door.
Home Projects
The Ground Beneath Your Feet
Coastal driveways are collapsing. 'Forever chemicals' are turning up in the garden. The most urgent home maintenance now involves the soil and water we rely on.
Energy & Solar
The Great Utility Reshuffle
Mandatory water bans in Denver. Rising bills for lead pipe replacements in Ohio. The basic math of running a home is changing, and you're the one paying for it.
Home & Safety
The Invisible Filter
Sudden sinkholes and forever chemicals have one thing in common: they're both driving up the cost of your local infrastructure.
Home Projects
The Water-Wise Home: Why Defensive Upgrades Are the New Curb Appeal
Whether it's drought in the West or bursting pipes in the East, water is forcing homeowners to rethink their lawns and protect their basements.
Home & Safety
What's Actually Coming Out of Your Tap
Federal regulators are fighting over chemical testing rules, and local pipes are snapping under pressure. The safety of your home water supply is suddenly a front-burner issue.
Home & Safety
Stove Recalls and the Ticking Clocks Under Our Streets
Best Buy is recalling thousands of gas ranges over a surprising fire hazard. Out west, a massive pipe burst in LA is a messy reminder of the aging infrastructure right outside our doors.