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"How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us"

"Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse."

"When W. Larry Kenney, a professor of physiology at Pennsylvania State University, began studying how extreme heat harms humans, his research focused on workers inside the disaster-stricken Three Mile Island nuclear plant, where temperatures were as high as 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Source: NYTimes, 06/15/2022

"Biden Tells Oil Refiners: Produce More Gas, Fewer Profits"

"President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump."

Source: AP, 06/15/2022

"Conservation Groups Sue Feds To Protect Old-Growth Forests"

"Six environmental groups sued officials of the Biden administration Tuesday, saying a Trump-era rule change that allowed logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates federal laws and was politically motivated."

Source: AP, 06/15/2022

"How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet"

"An influential system overseen by retailers and clothing makers ranks petroleum-based synthetics like “vegan leather” as more environmentally sound than natural fibers."

Source: NYTimes, 06/14/2022

"Family Says Bodies Found In Search For Journalist And Colleague"

"The family of a missing journalist says they have been told by Brazilian authorities that two bodies have been found tied to a tree in the Amazon rainforest. The report came more than a week after the journalist and a Brazilian government official went missing."

Source: Washington Post, 06/14/2022

"SEC Democrats Worry Climate Reporting Plan Falls Short on Audits"

"Democratic SEC Commissioners Allison Lee and Caroline Crenshaw are raising more questions about whether the agency’s climate disclosure proposal would do enough to elicit reliable greenhouse gas emissions data from companies."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/14/2022

"Aging Dams Could Soon Benefit From $7B Federal Loan Program"

"Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step toward offering more than $7 billion of federally backed loans to repair aging dams owned by states, local governments and private entities across the U.S."

Source: AP, 06/14/2022

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"How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us"

"Biden Tells Oil Refiners: Produce More Gas, Fewer Profits"

"Conservation Groups Sue Feds To Protect Old-Growth Forests"

"How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet"

"Family Says Bodies Found In Search For Journalist And Colleague"

"SEC Democrats Worry Climate Reporting Plan Falls Short on Audits"

"Aging Dams Could Soon Benefit From $7B Federal Loan Program"

Sky News Australia Is A Global Hub For Climate Misinformation: Report

"Yellowstone Floods Wipe Out Roads, Bridges, Strand Visitors"

"Biden Admin Proposes Standards To Increase Home Heating Efficiency"

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