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Will 1st US Heat Protection Standard Safeguard the Most Vulnerable Workers? [1]

"The long overdue federal heat standard proposal gets many things right but will take years to enact, and enforcement will be key, says climate health expert Juanita Constible."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [7], 07/12/2024
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"CSU Increases Hurricane Prediction For 2024 Atlantic Season After Beryl" [8]

"Colorado State University researchers are predicting that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than previously expected, according to a July forecast released Tuesday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Science [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [11], 07/11/2024
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"White House Requires Infrastructure To Be Raised Above Flood Levels" [12]

"The long-awaited rule will affect all federally funded reconstruction projects."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [16], 07/11/2024
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"To Protect Giant Sequoias, They Lit a Fire" [17]

"After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [22]
Source: NYTimes [23], 07/10/2024
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"Taking A Train During A Heat Wave? Watch Out For ‘Sun Kinks’" [24]

"As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Transportation [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Grist [26], 07/10/2024
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"The Pacific Northwest Is Littered With ‘Deadbeat Dams’" [27]

"Aging structures dubbed 'deadbeat dams' choke off habitat and threaten human life in some instances. Native nations are at the forefront of the effort to address these lingering dams".

Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [30]
Source: ICT [31], 07/10/2024
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"Farmworkers In The US Cultivate Their Own Heat Safety Standards" [32]

"The Fair Food Program works to boost farmworker safety by appealing directly to major brands and consumers".

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [28]
Food [34]
People & Population [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [35], 07/10/2024
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"Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here's Why." [36]

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [37]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [39], 07/10/2024
  • Read more about "Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here's Why." [36]

"Beryl Updates: At Least Nine Dead; Power Outages Could Persist For Days" [40]

"Hurricane Beryl, which brought fierce winds and heavy rains to a large portion of southeastern Texas, has killed at least nine people, according to state and local authorities."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Texas Tribune [41], 07/10/2024
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"Record Heat Engulfs Both U.S. Coasts" [42]

"A record-breaking heat wave across the Western U.S. that’s been checking all the key boxes — intensity, duration, and geographic spread — may just be the opening scene of the worst kind of summer blockbuster, one that’s spreading nationwide."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [43]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [44]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [45], 07/10/2024
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