Rebuilding after catastrophes like Idalia is dependent on the federal government’s Disaster Relief Fund. But the program could run out of money this fall if Congress can’t agree on how to replenish it. Inside Climate News has the story. Tourists were initially urged to stay away from Maui after the island’s devastating wildfires. Now some in the community want visitors to return. The Los Angeles Times spoke with locals. More people are discovering Swedish death cleaning, which encourages them to rethink their possessions while alive so as not to burden loved ones after they’re gone. The Washington Post explains.

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