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Portugal used 100% renewable energy sources to run the country for a week

Mon, 2023-11-20 11:58 — mike kraft
Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels. Canary Media

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U.S. Administration Announces Second Round of Funding to Mitigate Repetitive Flooding

Mon, 2023-11-20 11:25 — mike kraft
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Second Round of Funding to Mitigate Repetitive Flooding - HS Today On November 14, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the availability of another $300 million in Swift Current funding to help property owners across the nation become more resilient to flooding.
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US government to offer more free COVID tests nationwide

Mon, 2023-11-20 10:34 — mike kraft
US to offer more free COVID tests nationwide The U.S. government on Monday will start taking orders for another round of free COVID-19 tests for delivery across the country, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson said. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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Thousands more doses of RSV shot for infants expedited for release amid shortage --CDC

Fri, 2023-11-17 17:40 — mike kraft
Thousands more doses of RSV shot for infants expedited for release amid shortage | CNN Amid an ongoing shortage of nirsevimab, an RSV immunization for young children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that more than 77,000 additional doses will be distributed “immediately.” Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Federal COVID aid helped boost telehealth expansion in rural America

Fri, 2023-11-17 12:31 — mike kraft

 

COVID aid fuels telehealth expansion in rural America - Roll Call As rural hospitals deal with workforce shortages and declining populations, some say telehealth offers a chance to bridge the gap. Lauren Clason Roll Call

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Federal pandemic aid also helped slow the rate of rural hospital closures. But as facilities contend with lingering inflation, workforce shortages and declining populations, the pace of those closures is picking up again.

Telehealth offers a chance to bridge the gap in hospital deserts.

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Germany’s highest court blocks government effort to shift billions in COVID relief funding for climate measures

Fri, 2023-11-17 11:11 — mike kraft

 

Germany's highest court annuls a decision to repurpose COVID relief funding for climate measures Germany’s highest court has annulled a government decision to repurpose 60 billion euros ($65 billion) originally meant to cushion the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic for measures to help combat climate change and modernize the country. AP News

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The court ruled that the government’s move was unconstitutional and said it will have to find other ways of filling the resulting hole in the climate fund.

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No end to rising greenhouse gases; more than half of world's richest companies quetly lobby againstg climate change policies

Fri, 2023-11-17 10:02 — mike kraft

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COngress avoids US government shutdown; new reports describe health problems for senior citizensdifficulties

Thu, 2023-11-16 19:42 — mike kraft
Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again. - KFF Health News Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown for the second time in six weeks, as Democrats came to the rescue of divided House Republicans over annual spending bills that were supposed to be finished by Oct. 1. But the brinksmanship is likely to repeat itself early in 2024, when the next temporary spending patches expire. Meanwhile, a pair of investigations unveiled this week demonstrate how difficult it still is for seniors to get needed long-term and rehabilitation care.
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COVID and flu vaccine rates are declining for US health care workers --CDC

Thu, 2023-11-16 16:34 — mike kraft

COVID and flu vaccine rates are declining for US health care workers, CDC reports: ‘Disturbing trend’ (foxnews.com)

 

...They found that flu vaccine coverage was 81% among health care employees at hospitals and 47.1% at nursing homes.

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New reports on global climate efforts highlight increased fossil fuel subsidies, ill health

Wed, 2023-11-15 09:55 — mike kraft

 

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