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Ray Wu: How commercial building owners can improve indoor air quality and reduce energy use

Ray Wu: How commercial building owners can improve indoor air quality and reduce energy use

Many commercial building owners may feel stuck between choosing to address health and safety or sustainability, but it doesn’t have to be one or the other.
When it comes to COVID, 'hot spot' isn't just a metaphor
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When it comes to COVID, 'hot spot' isn't just a metaphor

Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it.
America's deadly food supply chain
newrepublic.com

American’s food supply chain was already deadly. Then came the wildfires.

As blazes devour California and Oregon, farmworkers are risking their lives by showing up for the harvest. What other choice do they have?
Indigenous communities at risk from Amazon fires

Survival of Indigenous communities at risk as Amazon fire season advances

Combined with COVID-19, illegal fires pose a serious threat to Indigenous health and food security.

Is it safe to bring your reusable bags back to the grocery store?
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Is it safe to bring your reusable bags back to the grocery store?

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many grocery stores banned reusable bags. Now, with more known, reusables are making a comeback.
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Hanna taught South Texas about hurricane preparedness during coronavirus

Texas' emergency response teams have worn personal protective equipment and distributed it to residents across South Texas in responding to Hurricane Hanna, another challenge for the state as it prepares for hurricane season during the pandemic.
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Mine safety agency should do more to protect coal miners in a pandemic, oversight office finds

Mine safety agency should do more to protect coal miners in a pandemic, oversight office finds

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from an oversight agency released Tuesday.
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