April 25, 2024
Funds

Texas orphan well backlog grows, even as federal funds flow

An old oil well leaks salt water and oil on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer Hawk Dunlap shows a stick, reeking of crude oil after dipping it until an improperly plugged well on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer That should have been enough to plug an additional 800 oil wells beyond

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Property

Residents disappointed after Ridley Park voted to approve 17% property tax hike: “It’s unfair, just plain wrong”

RIDLEY PARK, Pa. (CBS) — Borough officials in Ridley Park voted Thursday to approve a 17% property tax increase. The vote came amid a fury of questions and disapproval from residents. Dozens packed Thursday night’s special meeting inside Ridley Park’s Borough Hall concerned about claims nearby Taylor Hospital has refused to pay more than $363,000

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Loans

America’s negative equity hotspots exposed: Fascinating study reveals where homeowners are most at risk of going underwater on their loans

Nearly half of American states are becoming negative equity hotspots with as many as one in 20 homeowners going ‘underwater’ on their mortgages, a new study suggests. Overall US households saw their equity increase by $1.1 trillion in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, reversing a trend seen at

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