Segments From This Episode

• Lending is strong as borrowers tap their credit

  by Justin Ho

  

  Banks are reporting increased lending to both consumers and businesses.

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• U.S. schools are rebuilding on safer ground to combat flooding and climate change

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Thousands of schools are located in areas subject to flooding, a Pew study says. Rebuilding puts schools in competition for safer land.

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• One way out of a drought? Technology that makes water potable.

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  The California communities of Santa Monica and Avalon are conserving water but also using desalination to increase the supply.

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• Homebuilders’ confidence in housing market plummets

  by Lily Jamali

  

  The National Association of Home Builders’ latest survey also shows that 13% of builders reported cutting prices.

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• New gun control law puts emphasis on mental health

  by Kimberly Adams and Sarah Leeson

  

  There’s a disconnect between mental health funding and who actually commits mass shootings. The greatest effect may be on suicides.

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• Lab billing operations add to rural hospital woes, leaving some on life support

  by Blake Farmer

  

  For rural communities, the loss of hospitals means no access to nearby emergency care and the loss of health care jobs.

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