“During the eviction moratorium, to ask a tenant to pay rent could be viewed as harassment to the tenant.” Siyamak sits down with Chris Moore, board member of the Bay Rental Housing Association. He shares with us his first-hand experience being a landlord in California and why he thinks the eviction moratorium is hurting the…

A federal court has reimposed an Obama-era freeze on coal leasing from federal lands that former President Donald Trump axed in a bid to unlock domestic energy production, though the judge left the door open to resuming the coal leases if a more extensive environmental review is done. In a ruling on Aug. 12 (pdf), U.S….

A federal court has reimposed an Obama-era freeze on coal leasing from federal lands that former President Donald Trump axed in a bid to unlock domestic energy production, although the judge left the door open to resuming the coal leases should a more extensive environmental review be done. In a ruling on Aug. 12 (pdf), U.S….

President Joe Biden is making a final decision on whether to fulfill his campaign pledge to cancel student loans at a politically precarious time. Biden wants to avoid alienating his young supporters ahead of the November elections, but he faces a tough choice as canceling student debt in the midst of high inflation might spark…

President Joe Biden is making a final decision on whether to fulfill his campaign pledge to cancel student loans at a politically precarious time. Biden wants to avoid alienating his young supporters ahead of the November elections, but he faces a tough choice as canceling student debt in the midst of high inflation might spark…

LOS ANGELES—Several landlords claim in sworn declarations they have lost thousands of dollars through delinquent rent payments and inflation because of Los Angeles County’s eviction moratorium and will continue to do so if an extension of the measure goes into effect as scheduled next month. The extended eviction restrictions, approved by the Board of Supervisors…

As the state-wide eviction moratorium is set to expire on Sept. 30, approximately 1.4 million Los Angeles residents are at risk of eviction or foreclosure, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by Shaler Economic Enterprises. Shaler Economic Enterprises reported that there are just under 360,000 renters and mortgage borrowers living in Los…

WASHINGTON—U.S. housing prices are going through the roof and a looming wave of foreclosures is unlikely to reverse this trend due to a severe housing shortage in the country, according to experts. The foreclosure moratorium for federally-backed mortgages is going to end on July 31. The Biden administration in June extended the national moratorium by…

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked President Joe Biden’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water, delivering a setback to the administration’s efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty’s ruling (pdf), filed on June 15, grants a preliminary injunction in a 13-state lawsuit led…

Outcry over skyrocketing energy bills following the severe cold snap that threw millions of Texans into the dark and with no safe drinking water, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday the state’s utility regulators will temporarily ban power companies from billing customers or disconnecting them for non-payment. “Texans who have suffered through days of freezing…