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Climate crisis
Biden administration launches Heat.gov as extreme heat becomes more common
Aug 1, 2022
The government also boosts funding for a FEMA program to help communities prepare for extreme heat and other climate-related disasters.
Could the sand battery make renewable energy more dependable?
Jul 29, 2022
A start-up in Finland unveils the world’s first commercial heat storage system using sand to solve the problem of the variability of solar and wind power.
U.S. schools are rebuilding on safer ground to combat flooding and climate change
Jul 18, 2022
Thousands of schools are located in areas subject to flooding, a Pew study says. Rebuilding puts schools in competition for safer land.
A hurricane destroyed farmworker housing. A nonprofit’s rebuilding something better.
Jul 7, 2022
Hurricane Irma damaged or destroyed already dilapidated trailer homes in Immokalee, Florida, in 2017. An effort to build permanent affordable housing is now getting off the ground.
Ocean acidification raises economic concerns for shellfish hatcheries
Jul 5, 2022
Lower pH water, caused by higher carbon dioxide emissions, can kill baby oysters as they fight for minerals to grow their shells.
The climate crisis comes for outdoor tourism
Jun 23, 2022
A historic drought and massive wildfire have hurt the outdoor tourism industry in the Southwest United States.
Extreme heat is becoming more common. Should tenants have a right to air conditioning?
Jun 14, 2022
There are many more laws and programs to help low-income people stay warm in the winter than cool in the summer.
For public good, not for profit.
"Refilleries" give consumers a way to reuse plastic bottles and cut waste
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Emily Jones
Jun 13, 2022
Businesses are reviving an old model to reduce single-use plastic in an effort to curb plastic pollution and fight climate change.
Workers face blistering temperatures again, with little federal protection
Jun 10, 2022
The Biden Administration ordered OSHA to draw up workplace heat standards. How soon will they be in place?
A program designed to help low-income people pay for heating faces the need to pay for AC
May 17, 2022
The climate crisis has made it a necessity.