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"U.S. Has Entered Unprecedented Climate Territory, EPA Warns"

"For years, President Donald Trump and his deputies played down the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels and delayed the release of an Environmental Protection Agency report detailing climate-related damage. But on Wednesday, the EPA released a detailed and disturbing account of the startling changes that Earth’s warming had on parts of the United States during Trump’s presidency."

Source: Washington Post, 05/13/2021

"Facing Rising Temperatures, Miami Appoints Chief Heat Officer"

"Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D) recently announced the county was creating a first-of-its-kind position — chief heat officer."

Source: Washington Post, 05/12/2021

"A Growing Summertime Risk for Cities: Power Failures During Heat Waves"

"The growing risk of overlapping heat waves and power failures poses a severe threat that major American cities are not prepared for, new research suggests."

Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2021

Low-income and Latino Neighborhoods Endure More Extreme Heat in SW

"On any hot day in the Phoenix area, the heat builds up in some neighborhoods more than others."

Source: Arizona Republic, 03/18/2021

"Texans’ Frozen Pipes Are Warnings of Yet Another Climate Threat"

"Power outages are just the start. Aging policies and infrastructure are making drinking water vulnerable to extreme weather."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/25/2021

"Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen"

"Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country."

Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2021

"Biden’s Plea to Remake Grid Gets a Boost on Texas Power Crisis"

"Energy analysts and experts said the blackouts in Texas underscore the U.S. electric system’s need for more of almost everything, from additional power lines criss-crossing the country to large-scale storage systems that can supply electricity when demand spikes or renewable generation declines."

Source: Bloomberg, 02/18/2021

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"U.S. Has Entered Unprecedented Climate Territory, EPA Warns"

"Facing Rising Temperatures, Miami Appoints Chief Heat Officer"

"A Growing Summertime Risk for Cities: Power Failures During Heat Waves"

Low-income and Latino Neighborhoods Endure More Extreme Heat in SW

"Texans’ Frozen Pipes Are Warnings of Yet Another Climate Threat"

"Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen"

"Biden’s Plea to Remake Grid Gets a Boost on Texas Power Crisis"

Climate Ravaged West With Heat and Drought Last Year; Will 2021 Be Worse?

"Climate Crisis: Record Ocean Heat In 2020 Supercharged Extreme Weather"

Climate Hitting Colorado River 'Incredibly Fast And Incredibly Hard'

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