Tennessee gets hit by billion-dollar natural disasters multiple times per year and repeatedly racks up some of the largest disaster bills in the country. Tennessee is northerly enough to get severe winter weather and southerly enough to get hit by tropical storms, too. Speaking of severe winter weather—this winter will cost us. Gas bills are
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The people of Benton Harbor, Michigan have been told not to drink their tap water for at least three years because of lead contamination. The water is not safe for drinking, bathing, or cooking. The state is expanding free water distribution in the city but critics of the slow response say it’s too little, too
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Why a windowless shelter is always your best choice.
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With the supply chain eroding and no improvement in sight, more people are stocking up their survival pantries. But once you have so many pounds of rice, beans, and canned goods, you eventually have to eat them. Rice and beans may be a complete meal, but even with all the spices in the world, they
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The startup Terraformation recently raised $30M as part of its quest to solve the climate crisis by rapidly reforesting 3 billion acres — which is more land than the entire US! Founder Yishan Wong, the former CEO of Reddit and an early employee at Facebook and PayPal, talked with us about his new project and
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