Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Tim Henderson
If the United States enters a recession and housing prices stagnate or fall, homeowners in parts of California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey are most at risk of owing more than their houses are worth or losing their homes to foreclosure, according to a new analysis.
The Maine lobster industry could receive millions in federal money so that fishermen can buy gear that complies with new federal regulations.
The money is part of a proposed congressional funding passage concerning the endangered and federally protected right whale. There are roughly 340 right whales in existence today.