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How the building industry blocked better tornado safeguards

Engineers know how to protect people from tornadoes like the ones that recently devastated parts of Kentucky, but builders have headed off efforts to toughen standards.

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Burn. Build. Repeat: Why our wildfire policy is so deadly

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