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Kay Wilson poses in her pod in the UP (st)ART house in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2019. – Kay Wilson packed up her life in a hurry and moved to Los Angeles … only to find that what she paid in Pennsylvania for a nice studio apartment would only get her a 2.9-square-meter box in California.Her new home is a capsule, inspired by the famous hotels in Japan.Wilson arrived a month ago at UP(st)ART, a community for young people with artistic aspirations in need of an affordable place to live. Each room contains up to six capsules, which Wilson describes as “cozy.” They contain a single bed, a bar for hanging clothes, a few compartments for storing shoes and other items, and an air vent. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

‘It would take away all my anxiety’: Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

A nurse attends to a COVID patient.

US hospitals are seeing different kind of COVID surge this time

By The Associated Press, Rodrique Ngowi, and others

FILE – In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, tenants’ rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston. A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she made clear she thinks it’s illegal. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Friday, Aug. 13, said her “hands are tied” by an appellate ruling the last time courts considered the evictions moratorium in the spring. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Only 11% of federal rental assistance has been distributed, says Treasury Department

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

Gary Zaremba checks in with a tenant to discuss building maintenance at one of his at properties, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. Landlords say they have suffered financially due to various state, local and federal moratoriums in place since last year. “Without rent, we’re out of business,” said Zaremba. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The latest eviction ban is adding a new level of financial stress for landlords

By Michael Casey, Anne D'Innocenzio, and others

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference outside the Statehouse, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

As the moratorium ends, millions of Americans face eviction

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., left, and House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., go over their notes at the House Rules Committee as they prepare an emergency extension of the eviction moratorium, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. President Joe Biden called on “Congress to extend the eviction moratorium to protect such vulnerable renters and their families without delay.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress scrambles to extend the eviction moratorium before it expires Saturday

By Lisa Mascaro, Michael Casey, and others

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pa., Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Biden will allow nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

EPA Tightens Air Pollution Limits For First Time In A Decade

Tougher ozone standards could snuff out the recovery, businesses warn

By Michael Casey

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Unilever, Cargill push to green their palm oil chain

By Michael Casey

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Want a self-driving car? Look on the driveway

By Michael Casey

A Volkswagen XL1 hybrid car is displayed at Auto China 2014 in Beijing

The 10 biggest R&D spenders worldwide

By Michael Casey and Robert Hackett

Kabam CEO Kevin Chou on how to create a hit game

By Michael Casey

Oil Spill

America’s man in the Arctic supports ‘environmentally sound’ drilling

By Michael Casey

Energy

What’s on the GOP’s energy wish list? Keystone, and the EPA

By Michael Casey

Oil prices are tumbling — here’s what you need to know

By Michael Casey