Water from underground mines makes Oklahoma’s Tar Creek flow red. Advances in water treatment could help address mining damage at one of the nation’s oldest Superfund sites. streetlightnews.org/tar-creek-wa...

The disappearance of a plaque describing Congress's power of the purse embodies some lawmakers' concerns that they're losing the authority to appropriate taxpayer funds streetlightnews.org/appropriatio...

The disappearance of a plaque describing Congress's power of the purse embodies some lawmakers' concerns that they're losing the authority to appropriate taxpayer funds streetlightnews.org/appropriatio...

Berkeley postponed its ban against software that uses algorithms to set rents after RealPage sued the city. The software developer alleged the ban violated RealPage's First Amendment rights. Read more from @sfstandard.com: sfstandard.com/2025/07/09/r...

For the average homebuyer, single-family houses are affordable in just three of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas streetlightnews.org/housing-costs/

As a record number of Americans can't afford housing costs, the Trump administration is pushing massive cuts to HUD and planning to move the agency's headquarters to Virginia from Washington, DC streetlightnews.org/hud-headquar...

We're proud to share Streetlight is a finalist in @lionpubs.bsky.social's 2025 Sustainability Awards. Read about these 51 organizations, which are working to make news businesses that are sustainable, resilient and impactful: lionpublishers.com/meet-the-51-...

The Trump administration’s proposed budget calls for rolling almost all of HUD’s housing assistance programs, including public housing and housing choice vouchers, into a state rental assistance program at about half the cost. streetlightnews.org/hud-budget/

During budget hearings last week, lawmakers questioned proposed cuts to housing assistance, development and homeownership programs. HUD’s proposed budget would eliminate funding for public housing, housing choice vouchers and many other programs that millions rely on. streetlightnews.org/hud-budget/

The Trump administration wants to hack HUD's budget in half. But as it is, HUD is withholding previously awarded funds in violation of court orders, and staff cuts have caused delays that are killing housing development projects. streetlightnews.org/hud-budget/

“We need some immediate action,” Dianne McDaniel said of environmental hazards that have plagued residents of Oklahoma City’s JFK neighborhood for decades. “Why does it have to take this much to get things done when it’s affecting so many?” streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/

A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After questions from @molliebryant.bsky.social, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the error a coding "bug" streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/

A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After questions from @molliebryant.bsky.social, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the error a coding "bug" streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/

"If this is foreshadowing a real scaling back or cutting of it, it’s a shame." This year the Census Bureau won't conduct the American Housing Survey, a one-of-its-kind study that helps HUD, researchers, policymakers and journalists make sense of the housing market streetlightnews.org/american-hou...

HUD won't fund a vital survey on the nation's housing stock this year, disrupting more than 50 years of data collection and breaking federal law streetlightnews.org/american-hou...

Many people experiencing homelessness don't have substance use issues, but for those seeking treatment, their recovery journey is hampered by waitlists for treatment beds and the affordable housing shortage, which makes it harder for providers to recruit staff. streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

In Grants Pass, Oregon, an affordable housing shortage fuels homelessness and hampers recruitment of health care workers, making recovery less accessible streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

HUD still hasn't sent some nonprofits agreements for grants in the Continuum of Care program, which helps communities coordinate efforts to reduce homelessness. Grantees usually receive the agreements by January or February. streetlightnews.org/hud-grants/

Grants Pass, OR, the city behind last year’s landmark #SCOTUS ruling on camping bans, can’t fully enforce its ban because of an injunction. On Wednesday, city councilors will vote on adding 2 campsites for unsheltered people in an attempt to escape the injunction streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

Streetlight is proud to be one of the Fund for Investigative Journalism's new grant recipients. This funding will support an investigative series on environmental justice that will run later this year. Learn more about FIJ and the awards: fij.org/fund-awards-...

Until Grants Pass, Oregon makes its campsites accessible to people with disabilities and increases their capacity, a court order will block the city from fully enforcing its camping ban. From @molliebryant.bsky.social: streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

Federal law requires HUD to run at least one office in each state and to publish a study showing how an office closure would save money and impact services 90 days before shutting an office, which hasn't been done. streetlightnews.org/hud-office-c...

In her "fifth life," chef Tahnee Francis is bringing West African fusion to Oklahoma City, earning a James Beard Award nomination. From food columnist @jacobolasombra.bsky.social: streetlightnews.org/tahnee-franc...

Today a judge blocked Grants Pass from enforcing its camping ban for the next two weeks. During this time, the city can't cite people for camping anywhere in the city streetlightnews.org/judge-blocks...

Today, five unsheltered Grants Pass residents sued the city, alleging its new camping ban discriminates against people with disabilities. streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

Late tonight, Grants Pass will close its main camp for unsheltered people. Many don't know where they'll go when the city behind last year's landmark SCOTUS ruling on homelessness shifts to only allowing camping overnight at a lot next to the police department. streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

Last week, Grants Pass, Oregon's newly sworn-in councilors banned camping during the day. That policy and a closure of one of the city's campsites won't go into effect until at least Jan. 24 as Grants Pass staff look into the city's liability under the new ban. streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

Today, Grants Pass, Oregon will start banning unsheltered residents from resting and camping during the day. streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

Two days into their terms, Grants Pass, Oregon’s new mayor and councilors banned camping during the day and canceled grants that would have led to the city’s first low-barrier shelter. streetlightnews.org/grants-pass-...

OKC chef Jonathon Stranger spoke with Streetlight columnist @jacobolasombra.bsky.social about the perfect soup for winter root vegetables, why restaurant El Coyote doesn’t need to “chef up” New Mexican food and how home cooks can save by using one protein three ways. streetlightnews.org/pepper-stew/