An annual census of homelessness in Spokane has found that far more people than in past years are living in their vehicles, or camping outside. City workers and researchers assisting with the count say that increase is likely tied to Spokane’s overpriced housing market, and high rent increases.
Racial disparities in access to running water: 5 studies to know
We highlight five academic studies to help journalists better understand links between race and access to indoor running water.
by Clark Merrefield | November 23, 2020 February 24, 2021
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Clean water piped into the home is a given for most Americans. But piped, running water isn’t universal, and people of color are disproportionately more likely than white Americans to lack piped water, finds new research in the
Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.
Householders of color in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. are 34% more likely to lack piped water compared with white, non-Hispanic householders, the researchers find. In all, the authors estimate 1.1 million people in the U.S. lack what the U.S. Census Bureau calls “complete plumbing” with nearly three-quarters of them living in cities and suburbs.