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U.S. Covid hospitalizations rising as the new JN.1 variant and flu spread

Mon, 2023-12-11 10:01 — mike kraft
COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among oldest and youngest Americans COVID hospitalizations have been on the rise for nearly a month with rates highest among the oldest and youngest Americans, CDC data shows. ABC News ABC News

US COVID activity jumps as JN.1 expands, brisk flu and RSV levels continue | CIDRAP (umn.edu)

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UN climate chief says world stands on frontline of climate disaster at Cop28,

Fri, 2023-11-24 17:11 — mike kraft

 

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Biden administration clean energy agenda faces growing difficulties

Fri, 2023-11-24 11:19 — mike kraft
Biden's clean energy agenda faces mounting headwinds Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles. Nichola Groom,Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

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Air Pollution: Coal-fired plant air polution is much more deadly than originally thought--study

Fri, 2023-11-24 11:12 — mike kraft
Air pollution from coal-fired plants is much more deadly than originally thought, study finds | CNN No pollution is good for anyone’s health, but a new study found that scientists may have significantly underestimated just how deadly pollution from coal-fired plants can be. It also shows how tighter regulations can work. CNN

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Long- COVID : UK primary care costs nearly 45% higher among long-COVID patients--study

Wed, 2023-11-22 12:10 — mike kraft

 

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Explainer: Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change

Wed, 2023-11-22 10:21 — mike kraft

 

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Biden administration plan $2 billion grants toward helping disadvantaged communities combat climate change and air pollution.

Wed, 2023-11-22 10:02 — mike kraft
EPA opens $2B in grants for helping communities fight climate change, pollution The Biden administration is opening $2 billion toward helping disadvantaged communities combat climate change and air pollution. The grants are expected to fund projects that make communities more … rfrazin The Hill
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Broad ‘Asian American’ category obscures health disparities among various groups

Tue, 2023-11-21 11:52 — mike kraft
Invisible in the data: Broad 'Asian American' category obscures health disparities Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health. Usha Lee McFarling STAT

 

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Poor indoor air quality still a problem in reducing transmission of Covid and other viruses

Tue, 2023-11-21 10:30 — mike kraft
Why We’re Still Breathing Dirty Indoor Air In early 2020, the world scrubbed down surfaces, washed hands and sneezed into elbows, desperate to avoid infection with a new coronavirus. But the threat was not really lying on countertops and doorknobs. The virus was wafting through the air, set adrift in coughs and conversation, even in song. The pandemic raged for six months before global health authorities acknowledged that it was driven by an airborne virus. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times With that revelation c Yahoo News
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Canadian government to launch subsidies for carbon capture, clean tech--source

Mon, 2023-11-20 18:53 — mike kraft
Canada to launch subsidies for carbon capture, clean tech - source Canada's government will present legislation this month to start paying subsidies for carbon capture and net-zero energy projects, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Steve Scherer Reuters
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