It’s a pared-down version of the Build Back Better proposal that failed last year, but it still represents significant advancements on a number of issues facing Americans.
climate change
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Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases
Researchers found 218 out of the known 375 human infectious diseases, 58%, seemed to be made worse by one of 10 types of extreme weather connected to climate change.
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Climate migration: California fire pushes family to Vermont
After fleeing one of the most destructive fires in California history, the Holden family wanted to find a place that hadn’t been so severely affected by climate change.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate Democrats pass budget package, a victory for Biden
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden’s priorities.
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Appalachian flooding deaths set to climb; more rain forecast
Record flash flooding has killed at least 16 people in Kentucky and swamped entire towns.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
DEP says Maine is ahead of schedule to meet climate change goal
A Department of Environmental Protection report says Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were 25% lower than levels measured in 1990, surpassing the medium-term goal of a 10% reduction by 2020.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shellfish farms here and across America are being hammered by climate change
As shellfish aquaculture is thwarted by global warming, so are its social, environmental and economic benefits.
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U.S. to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
Congress last year passed bipartisan legislation directing the Forest Service to plant 1.2 billion trees over the next decade.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Joe Manchin delivers gut punch to future generations
Opponents of climate legislation say it’s too expensive to give young people a shot at feeling safe enough to raise kids and enjoy our lives.
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U.K. weather turmoil prompts calls to adapt to climate change
Britain needs to prepare for similar heatwaves in the future because manmade carbon emissions have already changed the climate, says the chief scientist at the UK’s national weather service.