Jesse Costa/WBUR
Some doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills because of more fires, air pollution and allergens.
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Robin Lubbock / WBUR
Homes and buildings produce the second highest global warming emissions in New England, after transportation. Efforts like greener building techiques, renewable energy systems and home weatherization could help.
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Children who were due to receive survivors benefits or disability payments instead had that money taken by the state to help cover the cost of their own care. The Department of Children and Families estimated that totaled $5.5 million a year covering 600 children. -
With just a handful of days left in Connecticut’s short legislative session, a House bill that would create a roadmap for electric vehicle rollout is stalling. -
The $435 million deal is in jeopardy as Yale New Haven Health claims Prospect Medical is defaulting on rent and tax liabilities, and mismanaging assets. -
The Biden administration this week published the location of eight areas to be leased for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that runs from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. -
Mobile homeowners own the home, but rent the land on which it sits. The bill would provide more protections against rent increases for mobile home residents. -
OSHA cites Elara Caring for failing to protect a murdered nurse, amid broader concerns about corporate-owned home health safety. -
Vermont's forests are dotted with valleys where cold air pools, creating ideal conditions for higher-elevation plants. As the planet warms, these areas could become refuges. -
Roughly 100 people were arrested Wednesday evening at UNH and Dartmouth after forming encampments and calling for divestiture from businesses linked to the Israeli government.
2024 Earth Day Series
How our New England homes can help us counter climate change.
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- 5 maneras de reducir tus costos de energía y emisiones de carbono como inquilino
- The incentive problem keeping landlords from taking climate change action
- 'I'm not trying to stop the water': Some homeowners let floodwaters in, but most try to keep it out
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