Starting in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by a huge increase in remote and hybrid work in Philadelphia and throughout the country. City officials soon began to wonder about the ...

The percentage of Americans working from home has quadrupled since 2019. One consequence of this change has been a historic decline in demand for office space—20% of offices were vacant in July 2024, ...

Around the world, biodiversity is in trouble, with up to 1 million animal and plant species teetering on the brink of extinction and habitats disappearing at an alarming rate. This trajectory ...

More than half a century after its creation, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)—which provides federally backed coverage for homeowners and small businesses in 23,000 communities—is failing ...

Retirement security depends on individuals saving for their future, but millions of Americans lack access to an employer-provided savings plan that might help them do so. Research shows that workers ...

Shark populations are declining globally. The demand for fins, meat, liver oil, and other products has driven numerous shark populations to the brink of extinction. At least 75 shark and ray species ...

A record number of Americans are reaching retirement age this year, marking the start of an unprecedented surge in Americans turning 65 that will last through roughly 2027, and bringing issues related ...

The United States has a shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes and, at the same time, an all-time-high office vacancy rate of 20%, meaning that more than a billion square feet of office space is ...

Philadelphians examining their residential property reappraisals this fall are noticing the impact of recent changes that have resulted in certain homeowners paying higher effective tax rates than two ...

David Hyun, M.D., and Rachel Zetts, MPH, lead The Pew Charitable Trusts’ recently launched state health solutions project, ...