beSpacific on Nostr: More American cities even those seen as affluent are home to people living w/out ...

More American cities even those seen as affluent are home to people living w/out running #water as people are being "squeezed" by unaffordable #housing and the cost-of-living crisis. Study revealed problem worsened following changes to housing market triggered by 2008 global crash. Since 2017 "expanding in scope severity" 2 affect a broader array of US cities Portland (OR), Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philly Philadelphia, LA, NYC, SF. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-plumbing-poverty-people-cities-global.html #plumbing #poverty