Two Problems, One Affordable Green Solution
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The U.S. faces a housing crisis and growing threats of climate change. One global city is tackling both problems at once, and U.S. cities are paying attention. In this episode of The Sunday Story, Julia Simon travels to Vienna, Austria to see how they make affordable housing that's resilient to climate change. And she meets politicians trying to build this "green social housing" in America.
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The U.S. faces a housing crisis and growing threats of climate change. One global city is tackling both problems at once, and U.S. cities are paying attention. In this episode of <em>The Sunday Story,</em> NPR's Julia Simon travels to Vienna, Austria to see how they make <a href="http://npr.org/2025/06/13/nx-s1-5400642/affordable-housing-environment-vienna-climate-change"target="_blank" >affordable housing that's resilient to climate change</a>. And she meets politicians trying to build this "green social housing" in America.<br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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The U.S. faces a housing crisis and growing threats of climate change. One global city is tackling both problems at once, and U.S. cities are paying attention. In this episode of The Sunday Story, Julia Simon travels to Vienna, Austria to see how they make affordable housing that's resilient to climate change. And she meets politicians trying to build this "green social housing" in America.
Raw Description
The U.S. faces a housing crisis and growing threats of climate change. One global city is tackling both problems at once, and U.S. cities are paying attention. In this episode of <em>The Sunday Story,</em> NPR's Julia Simon travels to Vienna, Austria to see how they make <a href="http://npr.org/2025/06/13/nx-s1-5400642/affordable-housing-environment-vienna-climate-change"target="_blank" >affordable housing that's resilient to climate change</a>. And she meets politicians trying to build this "green social housing" in America.<br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
