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LGBTQ People Face Greater Climate Risks

Legal Planet

More than 1,800 people died and the price tag for the damage quickly rose to the tens of billions of dollars. As extreme weather events— including increasingly powerful storms —become more common, experiences like this will also become more common.

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Energy Storage Can Help People with Disabilities Through Extreme Weather Events 

Union of Concerned Scientists

During climate disasters and extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, or winter storms, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times higher than those without disabilities. A Tesla Powerwall battery, for example, comes with a $11,500 price tag.

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In the Gulf of Maine, Scientists Race to Save Seabirds Threatened by Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

Extreme weather events flood nests and soak chicks into hypothermia. She texted Lachance Linklater to rush over to help pull the puffin out of the box and put a GPS tag on the bird. Yakola, with the help of each island’s intern teams and accomplished veterans like Collar and Clucas, tagged puffins, terns and Leach’s storm petrels.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.13.24

PA Environment Daily

House next voting day March 18, 19, 20 -- Committee Schedule -- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events CANCELED Due To Weather: TODAY-- Agenda Posted. State Office Delays : 3 hour delay for state offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Reading, Scranton due to weather Tuesday. Environmental Quality Board meeting.

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Feature: Meet Your New Year’s Resolution On The Susquehanna Greenway

PA Environment Daily

Winter hikes are also a great remedy for beating the ‘winter blues’—in fact, hiking in the cold weather will boost your endorphins and serotonin for up to a week after your hike. And once you’re back in your living room, be sure to share your hike by tagging SGP (@susquehannagreenway) and using the hashtag #FirstDayHike.

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FRESH, June 28, 2022: Wisconsin Adopts PFAS Regulation

Circle of Blue

Chicago’s heating ordinance already required landlords to regulate apartment building temperatures during cold weather, but it had no similar requirements when the temperature exceeds 68 degrees. Does extreme weather threaten the hazardous waste sites that border Lake Michigan? Fresh from the Great Lakes News Collaborative.

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Sustainable Finance 101: The Impact of Climate Change on Your Money

Enviromental Defense

In 2023, Canadians saw a huge range of extreme weather events, from nation-wide wildfires to extreme flooding. As climate change worsens, these extreme weather events will become more common occurrences. These extreme weather events destroy homes and entire communities and in 2023 alone cost the Canadian insurance industry $3.1