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PACE loans in Ohio could require more consumer protections
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PACE loans in Ohio could require more consumer protections

A statewide clean-energy lending program in Ohio stalled last year before making any loans. Lawmakers want to add consumer protections in case the program resurfaces.
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Clean energy lender will stop making high-interest PACE loans in Missouri
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Clean energy lender will stop making high-interest PACE loans in Missouri

A ProPublica investigation revealed how PACE loans hurt homeowners. Ygrene, one top Missouri lender, said reforms made after our investigation were a factor in its decision to stop making loans in the state.
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State-supported "clean energy" loans are putting borrowers at risk of losing their homes
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State-supported "clean energy" loans are putting borrowers at risk of losing their homes

Dozens of Missouri homeowners who used PACE loans to fix up their houses ended up trapped in debt and could soon see their homes sold at auction.
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Trump administration moves to shut down critical storm research lab in Oklahoma

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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