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"Some parts of the country have seen home prices surge way past what average wage earners can afford, while others may be seeing equity lag if prices have flattened out recently or dipped," Todd Teta, ATTOM's chief product officer, said in a statement. "Homeowners who bought in the past year, at the top of the market, are more likely to fall into that group." … [Read more...] about This Is Where We’ll Likely See the First Wave of Coronavirus-Fueled Foreclosures

Another factor may be a partial shutdown since March 17 after an equipment failure at the Suncor Energy oil refinery north of Denver, which ranks among Colorado’s largest polluters, emitting 800,000 tons a year of heat-trapping and other gases including sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ozone-forming volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and particulates. The refinery has been plagued with equipment failures, despite heavy investments, and state regulators on Wednesday sent Suncor a letter urging steps to prevent future problems, saying continued “opacity exceedances” are unacceptable. … [Read more...] about Colorado sees “significant declines” in air pollution as coronavirus ramps down driving, industrial activity

Think tanks say the impact will be even greater than the Trump administration has predicted. An analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund found there could be as many as 18,500 premature deaths from air pollution while costing Americans $244 billion more at the gas pump. Consumer Reports thinks the rule could cost consumers as much as $300 billion, an analysis that looks as far as 2035, rather than to 2029 like the Trump administration. … [Read more...] about Trump rollback of Obama-era mileage standards faces challenges in courts

Not all seniors are at high risk, but older Americans tend to have weakened immune systems, and most have at least one risk factor, such as diabetes, hypertension or a previous bout of pneumonia, according to Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrics professor at UC San Francisco School of Medicine. … [Read more...] about Seniors face risks from coronavirus, but also from loss of their basic rights

But Dorrell, who was hired Feb. 23 to replace Mel Tucker as CU’s football coach, admitted in a conference call last week that there’s a possibility spring practice won’t be undertaken, or resumed, at all — and that even the regular season could be affected by ever-increasing extensions of social distancing orders. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus puts Karl Dorrell’s first spring football practices with CU Buffs in jeopardy