Newsletter Image by Gundula Vogel from Pixabay Risk of wildfire smoke in long-term care facilities is worse than you'd think "An astonishing amount of smoke gets inside these facilities," said one researcher who spent the past three wildfire seasons collecting data from monitors installed in long-term care facilities.
Newsletter Photo by Vlad Sargu on Unsplash First COVID, then climate change: Nursing homes aren't prepared Climate change has exposed vulnerabilities in emergency preparedness of hospitals and long-term care facilities suffering from natural disasters.
Impacts A hurricane in the middle of a pandemic: Medical facilities say they’re ready Hospitals say they have plans in place to protect the sick and the well from COVID-19 when Laura strikes.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Severe flooding in Southern Japan swamps nursing home Officials said that at least 16 people had died as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding
