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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm unveiled new climate and efficiency restrictions on air conditioners despite widespread criticism the Biden administration received after officials recently announced restrictions on gas stoves.

San Francisco Bay area will phase out natural gas-powered furnaces and water heaters starting in 2027 to improve air quality and public health.

Taxes aimed at corporations could get passed on to consumers.

While the number of 25 to 34-year-olds moving back in with their parents has been rising since 2021, apparently, so has the reverse trend.

The European Union has voted to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and vans by 2035, requiring all new cars in Europe to be electric in 12 years.

Half of Americans say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago, the highest level of reported decline since the financial crisis, a Gallup poll released Wednesday showed.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, children’s hospitals and health systems across the United States found themselves stretched thin.

A report from the Internal Revenue Service released last week indicated that officials are devoting much of the agency’s recent funding windfall toward audits even as the degree to which the actions will impact everyday taxpayers remains uncertain.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not yet know the details of how the Biden admin's approval of an $80 billion windfall will affect middle-class audits.

Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing levels of distrust in institutions among low-income households.