Wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed much of the eastern US, causing dangerous levels of air pollution and prompting health alerts. Schools canceled outdoor activities and cities advised residents to stay indoors.
on Tuesday. “Between NYC in wildfire smoke and [record heat] in [Puerto Rico], it bears repeating how unprepared we are for the climate crisis,” she said. “We must adapt our food systems, energy grids, infrastructure, healthcare, etc ASAP to prepare for what’s to come and catch up to what is already here.”on Tuesday that would
place a prohibition on gas stove bans. This is the latest move in their quest to prop up the fossil fuel industry — the very industry responsible for the haze of smoke surrounding the Capitol and poisoning anyone around it.is widely read among people with lower incomes and among young people who are mired in debt. Our site is read at public libraries, among people without internet access of their own.
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