Ignacio Calderon

4 days ago | usatoday.com | Andrea Riquier |Ignacio Calderon

A new report from one of the nation’s premiere housing research groups confirms what many of us already know: residential real estate is pulling further away from ordinary Americans, becoming more expensive, less attainable, and increasingly stymying efforts to make a market that works for everyone. The State of the Nation’s Housing 2025, from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, lays out the numbers in stark detail.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Ignacio Calderon |Andrea Riquier

After seven years of work and more than $18 million invested, Harbor Village, a new affordable housing development in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, officially opened its doors in January. The 40-unit rental development came together thanks to Safe Harbour, a housing nonprofit based in Carlisle. By the time Safe Harbour started screening prospective tenants, there were over 400 applications, said Scott Shewell, the group’s long-time president and CEO. “And I still get calls every day,” he told USA TODAY.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Ignacio Calderon

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday two major proposals that would repeal greenhouse gas emissions regulations and weaken mercury pollution standards for fossil-fuel power plants, part of the Trump administration’s effort to revive coal. The proposals include the repeal of all greenhouse gas standards and a separate one to roll back Biden-era limits on mercury and soot from the country’s dirtiest coal plants.

3 weeks ago | jconline.com | Erin Mansfield |Sara Chernikoff |Ignacio Calderon |Ignacio Calderón

Around 1.5 million international students were in the U.S. on F-1 or M-1 visas in 2023. New York University had the most international students, with nearly 25,000 F-1 visas at its main campus. Purdue University had more than 13,000 international students across its campuses.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Erin Mansfield |Sara Chernikoff |Ignacio Calderon

The Trump administration is targeting Harvard's exchange student program, attempting to revoke student visas for Chinese nationals, and initiating deportation proceedings for students who participate in pro-Palestinian protests. So we took a look at where the college exchange students in the United States are located.