Extreme heat early in the summer season is putting the country’s electricity and power grids in jeopardy, as brownout warnings and requests to conserve power continue to rise. As temperatures rise, so does the likelihood of power outages. Warmer weather means more power consumption as people use devices like air conditioners and fans to try… Continue reading Power Outages, Brownouts a Growing Concern Amid Record-Breaking High Temperatures
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Biden Administration, Workers Grapple with Health Threats Posed by Climate Change and Heat
Surging temperatures across the West Coast this summer are exposing another way that the changing climate threatens the country’s future: the danger it poses to workers, particularly those who work outside and in warehouses. The issue has become such a concern that the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has put a new heat… Continue reading Biden Administration, Workers Grapple with Health Threats Posed by Climate Change and Heat