"Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You"
"This deadly bacteria, which hits low-income people the hardest, was once an “only in New York” problem. Extreme heat is now increasing its prevalence."
Source: Vox, 08/26/2025
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"Heatwaves Are Making People Age Faster, Study Suggests"
"Exposure to high temperatures could result in long-lasting damage to health of billions of people, scientists warn"
Source: Guardian, 08/26/2025
New England Grid Operator Warns Trump Pause On Wind Farm Risks Reliability
"The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid."
Source: The Hill, 08/26/2025
"US Oil And Gas Air Pollution Is Causing Unequal Health Impacts: Study"
"Air pollutants from U.S. oil and gas operations are causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues each year — with racial and ethnic minority populations bearing the biggest burden, a new study has found."
Source: The Hill, 08/26/2025
"US Solar Plant Construction Is On A Record-Breaking Spree — For Now"
"Solar power is having a bumper year as developers race to complete installations before Trump’s policy changes pull the rug out from under the industry."
Source: Canary Media, 08/26/2025
"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts"
"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."
Source: Science, 08/26/2025
"Rare Human Screwworm Case Confirmed In Maryland"
"A rare human case of a flesh-eating parasite known as New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Maryland resident as the Trump administration is trying to prevent the resurgence of an insect largely eradicated from livestock decades ago."
Source: Washington Post, 08/26/2025
AP Freelancer Among 5 Journalists Killed In Israeli Strikes On Gaza Hospital
"Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, according to health officials, including one who days earlier had reported for The Associated Press on children being treated for starvation at the same facility."
Source: AP, 08/26/2025
FEMA Staff Warn Trump Cuts Could Expose US To Another Hurricane Katrina
"Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) risk exposing the US to another Hurricane Katrina, staff at the agency have warned Congress in a withering critique that also takes aim at its current leadership."
Source: Guardian, 08/26/2025
Prep Your Climate Coverage: Autumn Extreme Weather
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