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Extreme heat: $1b health care cost

Extreme heat to cost US $1B in health care this summer.

#ExtremeHeatImpact
#SummerHealthCrisis
#HeatwaveHealthcare

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New York chokes: Canadian wildfire smoke blanks city in toxic haze

Canadian wildfire smoke engulfs New York, causing the city’s air quality to plummet

#ToxicHaze
#NYCAirPollution
#AirQualityCrisis
#CanadianWildfires

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Shocking study: US faces $80 trillion climate reparations due to excess emissions

US estimated to owe $80 trillion in climate reparations for excess carbon emissions

#ClimateReparations
#CarbonDebt
#ExcessEmissions
#USCarbonFootprint

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Greenwashing exposed: how companies manipulate environmental concerns

Companies often deceive consumers through greenwashing tactics.

#GreenwashingExposed
UnveilingGreenMarketing
#SpottingGreenwashing

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Will I be able to tell when we’ve reached a climate tipping point?

Tipping points could trigger a chain reaction, accelerating climate change

#ClimateTippingPoint
#GlobalWarmingRisks
#TippingPointAwareness

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The price of convenience: unmasking the true cost of bottled water

Plastic bottles harm human health through leaching harmful chemicals.

#BottledWaterDisaster
#ChooseTapOverBottle
#BreakFreeFromBottles
#EcoFriendlyDrinking

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Nuclear power surges: America’s strongest support in a decade

US support for nuclear power reaches the highest level in a decade.

#USNuclearSupport
#PublicOpinionShift
#EnergyTransition

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How Biden’s debt ceiling plan affects climate change action

Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling, threatening disaster relief funds.

#DebtCeiling
#DefaultRisk
#ClimateChangeDisasters
#FundingCrises

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The hidden impact of EVs: Chile’s lithium mining

Critics want the move to go beyond raising revenue and to protect ecosystems and communities…

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Breaking free from fossil fuels: how the US can lead the way

Breaking free from fossil fuels: how the US can lead the way

#ClimateGoals #Sustainability #ClimateNews