Human Services

Can a state that prohibits most or all abortions block access to online information provided by abortion rights advocates and clinics in states with more permissive abortion laws? After Dobbs v. Jackson…

Rising temperatures brought on by human-driven atmospheric warming are bringing big changes to agricultural life in the Southwest, research indicates.

Government down payment assistance (DPA) has become more important over the past decade. Its use among Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers has tripled since 2010 from just 5 percent of…

Fossil fuels, electric vehicles and critical elections will top the list of sustainability concerns.

Million Belay believes in a model for food systems that is grounded in communities, promoting a goal of food sovereignty.

U.S. Secretary of Education talked to teachers and students about programs that open doors for those wanting to work as an educator.

A first-of-its-kind analysis found that LGBTQ+ people are more likely than the general population to be displaced after disasters and to experience challenges like food and water insecurity. Nationwide, an…

For refugees living in settlements across Africa, life got more difficult in 2023. Shortfalls in the operating budget of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, and the World Food Program…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) August jobs report showed a labor market that, while not as hot as earlier in the year, is still showing significant growth. But despite that growth,…

Here are two tales of the energy transition unfolding in coal country, USA. In late 2019, Pacificorp, an electric utility that operates in six Western states, told Wyoming regulators it…

Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is an essential building block to achieving gender equality, but it’s restricted globally. Families everywhere are trapped in cycles of poverty because they…

An increase in assaults on transit workers has contributed to operator shortages, preventing many agencies from offering high-quality transit services.