Impactscommons.wikimedia.org U.S. plans new safety rules to crack down on carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators The announcement comes two months after an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News detailed the deadly cost of the government’s failure to regulate portable generators.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Death toll from Texas winter storm continues to rise Epidemiologists examining causes of deaths reported from Feb. 11 to March 5 have added 59 deaths to the storm’s toll, bringing it to 210.
Newsletter Hurricane Laura death toll: Excessive heat and no power blamed for 2 more deaths Louisiana's Dept. of Health reported Thursday that two men have died "due to medical conditions exacerbated by excessive heat.
